What is 1/6 minus 6/9?

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

How to subtract 1/6 by 6/9?

1 6 − 6 9 = (1 × 9) − (6 × 6) 6 × 9 = -27 54 = -1 2
  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 × 6 = 36
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 9 − 36 = -27
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 9 = 54
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -27/54
  6. Simplify the fraction (-27/54) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (27):
    • -27/27 = -1
    • 54/27 = 2
  7. This gives: -1/2.

The result of subtracting 1/6 and 6/9 is : -1/2 (or -0.5 in its decimal form)