What is 10/9 minus 10/3?
Looking for the result of 10/9 - 10/3? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 10/9 by 10/3?
- 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: 10 × 9 = 90
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 30 − 90 = -60
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 3 = 27
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -60/27
- Simplify the fraction (-60/27) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
- -60/3 = -20
- 27/3 = 9
- This gives: -20/9.
The result of subtracting 10/9 and 10/3 is : -20/9 (or -2.2222222222222 in its decimal form)