1/2
Nine and five-ninths minus six and five-sixths = 49/18 or 213/18
1
Negative one half
Five and one third.
1 and one half
1/2
2 minus five sixths is 1 1/6.
2
7 1/3 minus 5 5/6 is 1 1/2
-2/5or -.39655172413793103448275862068966
It is five sixths.
Oneand one sixth is six sixths (one in total) plus one sixth - or seven sixths. So seven sixths minus 5 sixths is 2 sixths which can also be expressed as one third.