What is 9/3 minus 7/6?

Looking for the result of 9/3 - 7/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 9/3 by 7/6?

9 3 − 7 6 = (9 × 6) − (7 × 3) 3 × 6 = 33 18 = 11 6
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 9 × 6 = 54
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 7 × 3 = 21
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 54 − 21 = 33
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 3 × 6 = 18
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 33/18
  6. Simplify the fraction (33/18) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
    • 33/3 = 11
    • 18/3 = 6
  7. This gives: 11/6.

The result of subtracting 9/3 and 7/6 is : 11/6 (or 1.8333333333333 in its decimal form)