What is 2/9 minus 9/6?

Looking for the result of 2/9 - 9/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 2/9 by 9/6?

2 9 − 9 6 = (2 × 6) − (9 × 9) 9 × 6 = -69 54 = -23 18
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 6 = 12
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 9 × 9 = 81
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 12 − 81 = -69
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 6 = 54
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -69/54
  6. Simplify the fraction (-69/54) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
    • -69/3 = -23
    • 54/3 = 18
  7. This gives: -23/18.

The result of subtracting 2/9 and 9/6 is : -23/18 (or -1.2777777777778 in its decimal form)