What is 5/6 minus 7/9?
Looking for the result of 5/6 - 7/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 5/6 by 7/9?
- 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: 7 × 6 = 42
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 45 − 42 = 3
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 9 = 54
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 3/54
- Simplify the fraction (3/54) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
- 3/3 = 1
- 54/3 = 18
- This gives: 1/18.
The result of subtracting 5/6 and 7/9 is : 1/18 (or 0.055555555555556 in its decimal form)