What is 3/6 minus 5/9?
Looking for the result of 3/6 - 5/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 3/6 by 5/9?
- 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: 5 × 6 = 30
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 27 − 30 = -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 5/9 is : -1/18 (or -0.055555555555556 in its decimal form)