What is 9/2 minus 9/10?
Looking for the result of 9/2 - 9/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 9/2 by 9/10?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 9 × 10 = 90
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 9 × 2 = 18
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 90 − 18 = 72
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 10 = 20
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 72/20
- Simplify the fraction (72/20) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 72/4 = 18
- 20/4 = 5
- This gives: 18/5.
The result of subtracting 9/2 and 9/10 is : 18/5 (or 3.6 in its decimal form)