Solve 9/6-9/8

$$\frac { 9 } { 6 } - \frac { 9 } { 8 }$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{3}{8}=0.375$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{9}{6} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 3.

$$\frac{3}{2}-\frac{9}{8}$$

Least common multiple of 2 and 8 is 8. Convert \frac{3}{2} and \frac{9}{8} to fractions with denominator 8.

$$\frac{12}{8}-\frac{9}{8}$$

Since \frac{12}{8} and \frac{9}{8} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{12-9}{8}$$

Subtract 9 from 12 to get 3.

$$\frac{3}{8}$$

Factor

$$\frac{3}{2 ^ {3}} = 0.375$$