What is 9/6 minus 5/4?

Looking for the result of 9/6 - 5/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 9/6 by 5/4?

9 6 − 5 4 = (9 × 4) − (5 × 6) 6 × 4 = 6 24 = 1 4
  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 × 6 = 30
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 36 − 30 = 6
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 4 = 24
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 6/24
  6. Simplify the fraction (6/24) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (6):
    • 6/6 = 1
    • 24/6 = 4
  7. This gives: 1/4.

The result of subtracting 9/6 and 5/4 is : 1/4 (or 0.25 in its decimal form)