What is 3/6 minus 9/7?

Looking for the result of 3/6 - 9/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 3/6 by 9/7?

3 6 − 9 7 = (3 × 7) − (9 × 6) 6 × 7 = -33 42 = -11 14
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 3 × 7 = 21
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 9 × 6 = 54
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 21 − 54 = -33
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 7 = 42
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -33/42
  6. Simplify the fraction (-33/42) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
    • -33/3 = -11
    • 42/3 = 14
  7. This gives: -11/14.

The result of subtracting 3/6 and 9/7 is : -11/14 (or -0.78571428571429 in its decimal form)