What is 10/9 minus 9/6?
Looking for the result of 10/9 - 9/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 10/9 by 9/6?
- 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: 9 × 9 = 81
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 60 − 81 = -21
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 6 = 54
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -21/54
- Simplify the fraction (-21/54) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
- -21/3 = -7
- 54/3 = 18
- This gives: -7/18.
The result of subtracting 10/9 and 9/6 is : -7/18 (or -0.38888888888889 in its decimal form)