What is 9/6 minus 6/8?

Looking for the result of 9/6 - 6/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 9/6 by 6/8?

9 6 − 6 8 = (9 × 8) − (6 × 6) 6 × 8 = 36 48 = 3 4
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 9 × 8 = 72
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 6 × 6 = 36
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 72 − 36 = 36
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 8 = 48
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 36/48
  6. Simplify the fraction (36/48) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (12):
    • 36/12 = 3
    • 48/12 = 4
  7. This gives: 3/4.

The result of subtracting 9/6 and 6/8 is : 3/4 (or 0.75 in its decimal form)