What is 2/9 minus 5/9 in fraction?
2/9 minus 5/9 equals to -1/3 in fraction form.
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Summary: 2/9 minus 5/9
Since both the fractions have the equal denominators, adding fractions 2/9 and 5/9 and expressing it in the fraction form is a very simple process. Being like fractions or having common denominators, add the numerators (2 - 5) together while keeping the denominator as it is. You may wonder why the numerators alone are being added and not the denominators in the expression 2/9 - 5/9. Because we can take common denominators out when simplifying the fraction addition expression (2/9 - 5/9), so the expression becomes 1/9 (2 - 5). By simplifying further, the numerator becomes (2 - 5) = -3, and the denominator remains the same as 9. Therefore, 2/9 - 5/9 as a fraction is -1/3.