What is 9/6 minus 4/6?

Looking for the result of 9/6 - 4/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 9/6 by 4/6?

9 6 − 4 6 = (9 × 6) − (4 × 6) 6 × 6 = 30 36 = 5 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: 4 × 6 = 24
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 54 − 24 = 30
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 6 = 36
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 30/36
  6. Simplify the fraction (30/36) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (6):
    • 30/6 = 5
    • 36/6 = 6
  7. This gives: 5/6.

The result of subtracting 9/6 and 4/6 is : 5/6 (or 0.83333333333333 in its decimal form)