What is 9/3 minus 2/3?
Looking for the result of 9/3 - 2/3? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 9/3 by 2/3?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 9 × 3 = 27
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 2 × 3 = 6
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 27 − 6 = 21
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 3 × 3 = 9
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 21/9
- Simplify the fraction (21/9) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
- 21/3 = 7
- 9/3 = 3
- This gives: 7/3.
The result of subtracting 9/3 and 2/3 is : 7/3 (or 2.3333333333333 in its decimal form)