What is 6/9 minus 5/7?

Looking for the result of 6/9 - 5/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 6/9 by 5/7?

6 9 − 5 7 = (6 × 7) − (5 × 9) 9 × 7 = -3 63 = -1 21
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 6 × 7 = 42
  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: 42 − 45 = -3
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 7 = 63
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -3/63
  6. Simplify the fraction (-3/63) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
    • -3/3 = -1
    • 63/3 = 21
  7. This gives: -1/21.

The result of subtracting 6/9 and 5/7 is : -1/21 (or -0.047619047619048 in its decimal form)