Solve 9/45-6/

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

Evaluate

$$-\frac{29}{5}=-5.8$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{9}{45} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 9.

$$\frac{1}{5}-\frac{6}{1}$$

Anything divided by one gives itself.

$$\frac{1}{5}-6$$

Convert 6 to fraction \frac{30}{5}.

$$\frac{1}{5}-\frac{30}{5}$$

Since \frac{1}{5} and \frac{30}{5} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{1-30}{5}$$

Subtract 30 from 1 to get -29.

$$-\frac{29}{5}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{29}{5} = -5\frac{4}{5} = -5.8$$