Subtract. Write your answer in simplest form.

Question

9/----5–5/----5

Answer 1

To subtract the fractions \( \frac{9}{5} - \frac{5}{5} \), we first observe that the denominators are the same (both are 5).

Now, we can subtract the numerators:

\[ \frac{9}{5} - \frac{5}{5} = \frac{9 - 5}{5} = \frac{4}{5} \]

So, the answer in simplest form is:

\[ \frac{4}{5} \]