What is 3/9 minus 3/10?

Looking for the result of 3/9 - 3/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 3/9 by 3/10?

3 9 − 3 10 = (3 × 10) − (3 × 9) 9 × 10 = 3 90 = 1 30
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 3 × 10 = 30
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 3 × 9 = 27
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 30 − 27 = 3
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 10 = 90
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 3/90
  6. Simplify the fraction (3/90) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
    • 3/3 = 1
    • 90/3 = 30
  7. This gives: 1/30.

The result of subtracting 3/9 and 3/10 is : 1/30 (or 0.033333333333333 in its decimal form)