What is 1/5 minus 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 1/5 by 9?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 1 × 1 = 1
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 9 × 5 = 45
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 1 − 45 = -44
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 1 = 5
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -44/5
The result of subtracting 1/5 and 9/1 is : -44/5 (or -8.8 in its decimal form)