What is 9 minus 3/9?

Looking for the result of 9 - 3/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 9 by 3/9?

9 1 − 3 9 = (9 × 9) − (3 × 1) 1 × 9 = 78 9 = 26 3
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 9 × 9 = 81
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 3 × 1 = 3
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 81 − 3 = 78
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 1 × 9 = 9
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 78/9
  6. Simplify the fraction (78/9) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
    • 78/3 = 26
    • 9/3 = 3
  7. This gives: 26/3.

The result of subtracting 9/1 and 3/9 is : 26/3 (or 8.6666666666667 in its decimal form)