What is 5/9 minus 5/5?
Looking for the result of 5/9 - 5/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 5/9 by 5/5?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 5 × 5 = 25
- 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: 25 − 45 = -20
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 5 = 45
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -20/45
- Simplify the fraction (-20/45) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (5):
- -20/5 = -4
- 45/5 = 9
- This gives: -4/9.
The result of subtracting 5/9 and 5/5 is : -4/9 (or -0.44444444444444 in its decimal form)