What is 7/6 minus 6/9?

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

How to subtract 7/6 by 6/9?

7 6 − 6 9 = (7 × 9) − (6 × 6) 6 × 9 = 27 54 = 1 2
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 7 × 9 = 63
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 6 × 6 = 36
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 63 − 36 = 27
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 9 = 54
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 27/54
  6. Simplify the fraction (27/54) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (27):
    • 27/27 = 1
    • 54/27 = 2
  7. This gives: 1/2.

The result of subtracting 7/6 and 6/9 is : 1/2 (or 0.5 in its decimal form)