What is 3/9 minus 10/6?
Looking for the result of 3/9 - 10/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 3/9 by 10/6?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 3 × 6 = 18
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 10 × 9 = 90
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 18 − 90 = -72
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 6 = 54
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -72/54
- Simplify the fraction (-72/54) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (18):
- -72/18 = -4
- 54/18 = 3
- This gives: -4/3.
The result of subtracting 3/9 and 10/6 is : -4/3 (or -1.3333333333333 in its decimal form)