Solve 3^2/13-9

$$\frac { 3 ^ { 2 } } { 13 } - 9$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{108}{13}\approx -8.307692308$$

Solution Steps

Calculate 3 to the power of 2 and get 9.

$$\frac{9}{13}-9$$

Convert 9 to fraction \frac{117}{13}.

$$\frac{9}{13}-\frac{117}{13}$$

Since \frac{9}{13} and \frac{117}{13} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{9-117}{13}$$

Subtract 117 from 9 to get -108.

$$-\frac{108}{13}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{108}{13} = -8\frac{4}{13} = -8.307692307692308$$