What is 9/6 minus 3/9?

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

How to subtract 9/6 by 3/9?

9 6 − 3 9 = (9 × 9) − (3 × 6) 6 × 9 = 63 54 = 7 6
  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: 3 × 6 = 18
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 81 − 18 = 63
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 9 = 54
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 63/54
  6. Simplify the fraction (63/54) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (9):
    • 63/9 = 7
    • 54/9 = 6
  7. This gives: 7/6.

The result of subtracting 9/6 and 3/9 is : 7/6 (or 1.1666666666667 in its decimal form)