What is 1 minus 5/9?

Looking for the result of 1 - 5/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 1 by 5/9?

1 1 − 5 9 = (1 × 9) − (5 × 1) 1 × 9 = 4 9
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 1 × 9 = 9
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 5 × 1 = 5
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 9 − 5 = 4
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 1 × 9 = 9
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 4/9

The result of subtracting 1/1 and 5/9 is : 4/9 (or 0.44444444444444 in its decimal form)