What is 5/5 minus 3/9?
Looking for the result of 5/5 - 3/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 5/5 by 3/9?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 5 × 9 = 45
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 3 × 5 = 15
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 45 − 15 = 30
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 9 = 45
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 30/45
- Simplify the fraction (30/45) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (15):
- 30/15 = 2
- 45/15 = 3
- This gives: 2/3.
The result of subtracting 5/5 and 3/9 is : 2/3 (or 0.66666666666667 in its decimal form)