What is 1 minus 9?

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

How to subtract 1 by 9?

1 1 − 9 1 = (1 × 1) − (9 × 1) 1 × 1 = -8 1
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 1 × 1 = 1
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 9 × 1 = 9
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 1 − 9 = -8
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 1 × 1 = 1
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -8/1

The result of subtracting 1/1 and 9/1 is : -8