What is 5/3 minus 3/9 in fraction?
5/3 minus 3/9 equals to 4/3 in fraction form.
Learn how to find what is 5/3 minus 3/9 in fraction form just in a few minutes. We have covered the easiest method to write 5/3 - 3/9 as a fraction and decimal.
Summary: 5/3 minus 3/9
Since both the fractions have the unequal denominators, you have to find the equivalent fractions for 5/3 and 3/9 having identical denominators before starting adding the fractions. Find the LCM of denominators, 9 is the LCM of 3 and 9. Multiply the LCM 9 with all the numerators and denominators of both fractions (5/3 x 9/9) - (3/9 x 9/9) and simplify further in order to have the common denominators. By simplifying the fraction subtraction expression becomes 12/9.
The below workout with step by step calculation shows how to find what is the difference between two fractions by subtracting a fraction 3/9 from 5/3. For different, unequal or unlike denominators, use any one of the following methods to find the equivalent fraction for 5/3 minus 3/9.
1. LCM method
2. Cross multiplication method.
5/3-3/9 using LCM Method:
What is 5/3 minus 3/9 as a fraction?
step 1 Observe the input parameters and what to be found:
Input:
Fraction A: 5/3
Fraction B: 3/9
What to be found?
5/3-3/9 = ?
Find what's the difference between 5/3 and 3/9.
step 2 Compare the denominators of fractions 5/3 and 3/9 to identify whether it is a like or unlike fraction subtraction. Since the denominators of given fractions 5/3 and 3/9 are not equal, it is said to be unlike fractions subtraction.
step 3For unlike fractions subtraction, find the LCM (least common multiple) of both denominators of fractions 5/3 and 3/9:
The LCM of 3 and 9 is 9.
step 4 Write the fractions 5/3 and 3/9 in the subtraction expression form and multiply LCM with all the numerators and denominators of both fractions.
=5/3-3/9
=(5 x 9)/(3 x 9)-(3 x 9)/(9 x 9)
step 5 Simplify the expression to have common denominator:
=15/9-3/9
step 6 Take the common values out and rewrite the above expression like the below:
=1/9 x (15/1-3/1)
=1/9 x (15 - 3)
step 7Simplify the above expression further:
=1/9 x 12
= 12/9
=4/3
5/3-3/9=4/3
Hence,
5/3 minus 3/9 equals to 4/3 in fraction.
5/3-3/9 using Cross Multiplication Method:
step 1 Observe the input parameters and what to be found:
Input:
Fraction A: 5/3
Fraction B: 3/9
What to be found?
5/3-3/9 = ?
Find what's the difference between 5/3 and 3/9.
step 2 Find the product of numerator of Fraction A and denominator of Fraction B (5 x 9), find the product of numerator of Fraction B and denominator of Fraction A (3 x 3), and find the product of both denominators of Fraction A and Fraction B (3 x 9) and rewrite the equation as like the below:
= (5 x 9) - (3 x 3)/(3 x 9)
step 3 Simplify and rewrite the fraction:
= (45 - 9)/27
= 36/27
= 4/3
5/3-3/9 = 4/3
Hence,
5/3 minus 3/9 = 4/3