What is 10 minus 3/9?
Looking for the result of 10 - 3/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 10 by 3/9?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 10 × 9 = 90
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 3 × 1 = 3
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 90 − 3 = 87
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 1 × 9 = 9
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 87/9
- Simplify the fraction (87/9) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
- 87/3 = 29
- 9/3 = 3
- This gives: 29/3.
The result of subtracting 10/1 and 3/9 is : 29/3 (or 9.6666666666667 in its decimal form)