What is 3/10 minus 3/9?

Looking for the result of 3/10 - 3/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 3/10 by 3/9?

3 10 − 3 9 = (3 × 9) − (3 × 10) 10 × 9 = -3 90 = -1 30
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 3 × 9 = 27
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 3 × 10 = 30
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 27 − 30 = -3
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 9 = 90
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -3/90
  6. Simplify the fraction (-3/90) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
    • -3/3 = -1
    • 90/3 = 30
  7. This gives: -1/30.

The result of subtracting 3/10 and 3/9 is : -1/30 (or -0.033333333333333 in its decimal form)