What is 9/5 minus 5/4?

Looking for the result of 9/5 - 5/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 9/5 by 5/4?

9 5 − 5 4 = (9 × 4) − (5 × 5) 5 × 4 = 11 20
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 9 × 4 = 36
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 5 × 5 = 25
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 36 − 25 = 11
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 4 = 20
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 11/20

The result of subtracting 9/5 and 5/4 is : 11/20 (or 0.55 in its decimal form)