What is 7/3 minus 6/9?
Looking for the result of 7/3 - 6/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 7/3 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 × 3 = 18
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 63 − 18 = 45
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 3 × 9 = 27
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 45/27
- Simplify the fraction (45/27) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (9):
- 45/9 = 5
- 27/9 = 3
- This gives: 5/3.
The result of subtracting 7/3 and 6/9 is : 5/3 (or 1.6666666666667 in its decimal form)