What is 3/6 minus 2/9?
Looking for the result of 3/6 - 2/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 3/6 by 2/9?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 3 × 9 = 27
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 2 × 6 = 12
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 27 − 12 = 15
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 9 = 54
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 15/54
- Simplify the fraction (15/54) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
- 15/3 = 5
- 54/3 = 18
- This gives: 5/18.
The result of subtracting 3/6 and 2/9 is : 5/18 (or 0.27777777777778 in its decimal form)