Solve 10/15-9/1

$$\frac { 10 } { 15 } - \frac { 9 } { 1 }$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{25}{3}\approx -8.333333333$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{10}{15} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$\frac{2}{3}-\frac{9}{1}$$

Anything divided by one gives itself.

$$\frac{2}{3}-9$$

Convert 9 to fraction \frac{27}{3}.

$$\frac{2}{3}-\frac{27}{3}$$

Since \frac{2}{3} and \frac{27}{3} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{2-27}{3}$$

Subtract 27 from 2 to get -25.

$$-\frac{25}{3}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{25}{3} = -8\frac{1}{3} = -8.333333333333334$$