What is 9/9 minus 5/3?
Looking for the result of 9/9 - 5/3? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 9/9 by 5/3?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 9 × 3 = 27
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 5 × 9 = 45
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 27 − 45 = -18
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 3 = 27
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -18/27
- Simplify the fraction (-18/27) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (9):
- -18/9 = -2
- 27/9 = 3
- This gives: -2/3.
The result of subtracting 9/9 and 5/3 is : -2/3 (or -0.66666666666667 in its decimal form)