2/9 of a fence is painted red and the other part is painted green.The fraction of the fence painted green is?
(9/9) - (2/9) = ?
7/9
Where did 9/9 come from??
To find the fraction of the fence painted green, we will subtract the fraction of the fence painted red from 1.
Given that 2/9 of the fence is painted red, we can find the fraction of the fence painted green by subtracting 2/9 from 1.
1 - 2/9
To subtract fractions, we need a common denominator. In this case, the least common denominator is 9.
So, we rewrite 1 as a fraction with denominator 9:
9/9 - 2/9
When the denominators are the same, we can simply subtract the numerators:
(9 - 2)/9
Now, we can simplify the numerator:
7/9
Therefore, the fraction of the fence painted green is 7/9.