What is 10/6 minus 5/9?

Looking for the result of 10/6 - 5/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 10/6 by 5/9?

10 6 − 5 9 = (10 × 9) − (5 × 6) 6 × 9 = 60 54 = 10 9
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 10 × 9 = 90
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 5 × 6 = 30
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 90 − 30 = 60
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 9 = 54
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 60/54
  6. Simplify the fraction (60/54) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (6):
    • 60/6 = 10
    • 54/6 = 9
  7. This gives: 10/9.

The result of subtracting 10/6 and 5/9 is : 10/9 (or 1.1111111111111 in its decimal form)