Solve 6/9-45/1

$$\frac { 6 } { 9 } - \frac { 45 } { 1 }$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{133}{3}\approx -44.333333333$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{6}{9} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 3.

$$\frac{2}{3}-\frac{45}{1}$$

Anything divided by one gives itself.

$$\frac{2}{3}-45$$

Convert 45 to fraction \frac{135}{3}.

$$\frac{2}{3}-\frac{135}{3}$$

Since \frac{2}{3} and \frac{135}{3} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{2-135}{3}$$

Subtract 135 from 2 to get -133.

$$-\frac{133}{3}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{133}{3} = -44\frac{1}{3} = -44.333333333333336$$