What is 3/6 minus 4/9?
Looking for the result of 3/6 - 4/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 3/6 by 4/9?
- 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: 4 × 6 = 24
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 27 − 24 = 3
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 9 = 54
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 3/54
- Simplify the fraction (3/54) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
- 3/3 = 1
- 54/3 = 18
- This gives: 1/18.
The result of subtracting 3/6 and 4/9 is : 1/18 (or 0.055555555555556 in its decimal form)