What is 1 minus 9/6?
Looking for the result of 1 - 9/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 1 by 9/6?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 1 × 6 = 6
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 9 × 1 = 9
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 6 − 9 = -3
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 1 × 6 = 6
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -3/6
- Simplify the fraction (-3/6) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
- -3/3 = -1
- 6/3 = 2
- This gives: -1/2.
The result of subtracting 1/1 and 9/6 is : -1/2 (or -0.5 in its decimal form)