Solve 9/12-1/6=

$$\frac { 9 } { 12 } - \frac { 1 } { 6 } =$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{7}{12}\approx 0.583333333$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{9}{12} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 3.

$$\frac{3}{4}-\frac{1}{6}$$

Least common multiple of 4 and 6 is 12. Convert \frac{3}{4} and \frac{1}{6} to fractions with denominator 12.

$$\frac{9}{12}-\frac{2}{12}$$

Since \frac{9}{12} and \frac{2}{12} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{9-2}{12}$$

Subtract 2 from 9 to get 7.

$$\frac{7}{12}$$

Factor

$$\frac{7}{2 ^ {2} \cdot 3} = 0.5833333333333334$$