What is 10/9 minus 10/6?
Looking for the result of 10/9 - 10/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 10/9 by 10/6?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 10 × 6 = 60
- 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: 60 − 90 = -30
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 6 = 54
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -30/54
- Simplify the fraction (-30/54) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (6):
- -30/6 = -5
- 54/6 = 9
- This gives: -5/9.
The result of subtracting 10/9 and 10/6 is : -5/9 (or -0.55555555555556 in its decimal form)