What is 1/3 minus 6/9?

Looking for the result of 1/3 - 6/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 1/3 by 6/9?

1 3 − 6 9 = (1 × 9) − (6 × 3) 3 × 9 = -9 27 = -1 3
  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: 6 × 3 = 18
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 9 − 18 = -9
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 3 × 9 = 27
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -9/27
  6. Simplify the fraction (-9/27) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (9):
    • -9/9 = -1
    • 27/9 = 3
  7. This gives: -1/3.

The result of subtracting 1/3 and 6/9 is : -1/3 (or -0.33333333333333 in its decimal form)