What is 6/9 minus 5/6?

Looking for the result of 6/9 - 5/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 6/9 by 5/6?

6 9 − 5 6 = (6 × 6) − (5 × 9) 9 × 6 = -9 54 = -1 6
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 6 × 6 = 36
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 5 × 9 = 45
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 36 − 45 = -9
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 6 = 54
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -9/54
  6. Simplify the fraction (-9/54) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (9):
    • -9/9 = -1
    • 54/9 = 6
  7. This gives: -1/6.

The result of subtracting 6/9 and 5/6 is : -1/6 (or -0.16666666666667 in its decimal form)