What is 9/10 minus 3/9?

Looking for the result of 9/10 - 3/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 9/10 by 3/9?

9 10 − 3 9 = (9 × 9) − (3 × 10) 10 × 9 = 51 90 = 17 30
  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 × 10 = 30
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 81 − 30 = 51
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 9 = 90
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 51/90
  6. Simplify the fraction (51/90) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
    • 51/3 = 17
    • 90/3 = 30
  7. This gives: 17/30.

The result of subtracting 9/10 and 3/9 is : 17/30 (or 0.56666666666667 in its decimal form)