What is 6/4 minus 3/9?

Looking for the result of 6/4 - 3/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 6/4 by 3/9?

6 4 − 3 9 = (6 × 9) − (3 × 4) 4 × 9 = 42 36 = 7 6
  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: 3 × 4 = 12
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 54 − 12 = 42
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 9 = 36
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 42/36
  6. Simplify the fraction (42/36) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (6):
    • 42/6 = 7
    • 36/6 = 6
  7. This gives: 7/6.

The result of subtracting 6/4 and 3/9 is : 7/6 (or 1.1666666666667 in its decimal form)