What is 9 minus 1/6?
Looking for the result of 9 - 1/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 9 by 1/6?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 9 × 6 = 54
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 1 × 1 = 1
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 54 − 1 = 53
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 1 × 6 = 6
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 53/6
The result of subtracting 9/1 and 1/6 is : 53/6 (or 8.8333333333333 in its decimal form)