What is 3/3 minus 9?

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

How to subtract 3/3 by 9?

3 3 − 9 1 = (3 × 1) − (9 × 3) 3 × 1 = -24 3 = -8 1
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 3 × 1 = 3
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 9 × 3 = 27
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 3 − 27 = -24
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 3 × 1 = 3
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -24/3
  6. Simplify the fraction (-24/3) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
    • -24/3 = -8
    • 3/3 = 1
  7. This gives: -8.

The result of subtracting 3/3 and 9/1 is : -8