What is 1/6 minus 9/9?
Looking for the result of 1/6 - 9/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 1/6 by 9/9?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 1 × 9 = 9
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 9 × 6 = 54
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 9 − 54 = -45
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 9 = 54
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -45/54
- Simplify the fraction (-45/54) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (9):
- -45/9 = -5
- 54/9 = 6
- This gives: -5/6.
The result of subtracting 1/6 and 9/9 is : -5/6 (or -0.83333333333333 in its decimal form)