What is 4/3 minus 6/9?
Looking for the result of 4/3 - 6/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 4/3 by 6/9?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 4 × 9 = 36
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 6 × 3 = 18
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 36 − 18 = 18
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 3 × 9 = 27
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 18/27
- Simplify the fraction (18/27) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (9):
- 18/9 = 2
- 27/9 = 3
- This gives: 2/3.
The result of subtracting 4/3 and 6/9 is : 2/3 (or 0.66666666666667 in its decimal form)