What is 9/6 minus 1/6?
Looking for the result of 9/6 - 1/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 9/6 by 1/6?
- 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: 1 × 6 = 6
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 54 − 6 = 48
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 6 = 36
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 48/36
- Simplify the fraction (48/36) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (12):
- 48/12 = 4
- 36/12 = 3
- This gives: 4/3.
The result of subtracting 9/6 and 1/6 is : 4/3 (or 1.3333333333333 in its decimal form)