What is 9/9 minus 5/4?

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

How to subtract 9/9 by 5/4?

9 9 − 5 4 = (9 × 4) − (5 × 9) 9 × 4 = -9 36 = -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 × 9 = 45
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 36 − 45 = -9
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 4 = 36
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -9/36
  6. Simplify the fraction (-9/36) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (9):
    • -9/9 = -1
    • 36/9 = 4
  7. This gives: -1/4.

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