What is 3/2 minus 3/9?

Looking for the result of 3/2 - 3/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 3/2 by 3/9?

3 2 − 3 9 = (3 × 9) − (3 × 2) 2 × 9 = 21 18 = 7 6
  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 × 2 = 6
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 27 − 6 = 21
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 9 = 18
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 21/18
  6. Simplify the fraction (21/18) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
    • 21/3 = 7
    • 18/3 = 6
  7. This gives: 7/6.

The result of subtracting 3/2 and 3/9 is : 7/6 (or 1.1666666666667 in its decimal form)