What is 6 minus 6/9?

Looking for the result of 6 - 6/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 6 by 6/9?

6 1 − 6 9 = (6 × 9) − (6 × 1) 1 × 9 = 48 9 = 16 3
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 6 × 9 = 54
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 6 × 1 = 6
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 54 − 6 = 48
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 1 × 9 = 9
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 48/9
  6. Simplify the fraction (48/9) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
    • 48/3 = 16
    • 9/3 = 3
  7. This gives: 16/3.

The result of subtracting 6/1 and 6/9 is : 16/3 (or 5.3333333333333 in its decimal form)