What is 6/10 minus 9?
Looking for the result of 6/10 - 9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 6/10 by 9?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 6 × 1 = 6
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 9 × 10 = 90
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 6 − 90 = -84
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 1 = 10
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -84/10
- Simplify the fraction (-84/10) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- -84/2 = -42
- 10/2 = 5
- This gives: -42/5.
The result of subtracting 6/10 and 9/1 is : -42/5 (or -8.4 in its decimal form)