What is 6/4 minus 6/9?
Looking for the result of 6/4 - 6/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 6/4 by 6/9?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 6 × 9 = 54
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 6 × 4 = 24
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 54 − 24 = 30
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 9 = 36
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 30/36
- Simplify the fraction (30/36) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (6):
- 30/6 = 5
- 36/6 = 6
- This gives: 5/6.
The result of subtracting 6/4 and 6/9 is : 5/6 (or 0.83333333333333 in its decimal form)