What is 9/3 minus 9/9?

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

How to subtract 9/3 by 9/9?

9 3 − 9 9 = (9 × 9) − (9 × 3) 3 × 9 = 54 27 = 2 1
  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: 9 × 3 = 27
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 81 − 27 = 54
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 3 × 9 = 27
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 54/27
  6. Simplify the fraction (54/27) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (27):
    • 54/27 = 2
    • 27/27 = 1
  7. This gives: 2.

The result of subtracting 9/3 and 9/9 is : 2