What is 10/5 minus 9/3?
Looking for the result of 10/5 - 9/3? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 10/5 by 9/3?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 10 × 3 = 30
- 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: 30 − 45 = -15
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 3 = 15
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -15/15
- Simplify the fraction (-15/15) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (15):
- -15/15 = -1
- 15/15 = 1
- This gives: -1.
The result of subtracting 10/5 and 9/3 is : -1