What is 9/6 minus 5/9?

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

How to subtract 9/6 by 5/9?

9 6 − 5 9 = (9 × 9) − (5 × 6) 6 × 9 = 51 54 = 17 18
  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: 5 × 6 = 30
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 81 − 30 = 51
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 9 = 54
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 51/54
  6. Simplify the fraction (51/54) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
    • 51/3 = 17
    • 54/3 = 18
  7. This gives: 17/18.

The result of subtracting 9/6 and 5/9 is : 17/18 (or 0.94444444444444 in its decimal form)