What is 3/9 minus 9/10?

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

How to subtract 3/9 by 9/10?

3 9 − 9 10 = (3 × 10) − (9 × 9) 9 × 10 = -51 90 = -17 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: 9 × 9 = 81
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 30 − 81 = -51
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 10 = 90
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -51/90
  6. Simplify the fraction (-51/90) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
    • -51/3 = -17
    • 90/3 = 30
  7. This gives: -17/30.

The result of subtracting 3/9 and 9/10 is : -17/30 (or -0.56666666666667 in its decimal form)