What is 5/9 minus 5/3?
Looking for the result of 5/9 - 5/3? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 5/9 by 5/3?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 5 × 3 = 15
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 5 × 9 = 45
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 15 − 45 = -30
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 3 = 27
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -30/27
- Simplify the fraction (-30/27) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
- -30/3 = -10
- 27/3 = 9
- This gives: -10/9.
The result of subtracting 5/9 and 5/3 is : -10/9 (or -1.1111111111111 in its decimal form)