What is 5/9 minus 7/9?
Looking for the result of 5/9 - 7/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 5/9 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 × 9 = 63
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 45 − 63 = -18
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 9 = 81
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -18/81
- Simplify the fraction (-18/81) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (9):
- -18/9 = -2
- 81/9 = 9
- This gives: -2/9.
The result of subtracting 5/9 and 7/9 is : -2/9 (or -0.22222222222222 in its decimal form)