What is 7/6 minus 5/9?
Looking for the result of 7/6 - 5/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 7/6 by 5/9?
- 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: 5 × 6 = 30
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 63 − 30 = 33
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 9 = 54
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 33/54
- Simplify the fraction (33/54) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
- 33/3 = 11
- 54/3 = 18
- This gives: 11/18.
The result of subtracting 7/6 and 5/9 is : 11/18 (or 0.61111111111111 in its decimal form)