What is 7 minus 6/9?
Looking for the result of 7 - 6/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 7 by 6/9?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 7 × 9 = 63
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 6 × 1 = 6
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 63 − 6 = 57
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 1 × 9 = 9
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 57/9
- Simplify the fraction (57/9) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
- 57/3 = 19
- 9/3 = 3
- This gives: 19/3.
The result of subtracting 7/1 and 6/9 is : 19/3 (or 6.3333333333333 in its decimal form)