What is 9/2 minus 9/6?
Looking for the result of 9/2 - 9/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 9/2 by 9/6?
- 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: 9 × 2 = 18
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 54 − 18 = 36
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 6 = 12
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 36/12
- Simplify the fraction (36/12) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (12):
- 36/12 = 3
- 12/12 = 1
- This gives: 3.
The result of subtracting 9/2 and 9/6 is : 3