4/5 - 9/5 as a fraction

Learn how to find what is 4/5 minus 9/5 in fraction form just in a few minutes. We have covered the easiest method to write 4/5 - 9/5 as a fraction and decimal.

Summary: 4/5 minus 9/5 = -1/1
Since both fractions have equal/common denominator, 4/5 minus 9/5 is a like fractions subtraction. Subtracting fractions with common denominator like 4/5 and 9/5, and expressing it in the fraction form is a very simple process. For like fraction subtraction, directly subtract the numerators (4 - 9) while keeping the common denominator as it is. You may wonder why the numerators alone are being subtracted and not the denominators in the expression (4/5) - (9/5). Because we can take common denominators out when simplifying the fraction subtraction expression (4/5) - (9/5), so the expression becomes 1/5 (4 - 9). By simplifying further, the numerator becomes (4 - 9) = -5, and the denominator remains the same as 5. Therefore, 4/5 - 9/5 as a fraction is -1/1.

CALCULATION: 4/5 - 9/5 as a fraction
4/5 - 9/5 = (?)
4/5 - 9/5 = (4 - 9)/5
= -5/5
= -1
4/5 - 9/5 = -1
4/5 minus 9/5 as a fraction is -1.

where
4/5 is a proper fraction as a minuend,
9/5 is a improper fraction as a subtrahend,
-1 is the difference between 4/5 and 9/5.

---