Subtract the fraction 9 - 5 1/3

9=5+1+3

1=3/3

5 and 1/3=5+1/3

9-5 and 1/3=

9-5-1/3=

3+5+1-5-1/3=

3+5-5+1-1/3=

3+5-5+3/3-1/3=

3+0+2/3=

3+2/3=

3 and 2/3

9-5 1/3 has to be put into an improper fraction. so it would be 9/1 - 5 1/3 because 5 1/3 into a fraction would mean multiplying 5*3 and adding 1 which is 16/3. Then you have to have the same denominator so 9/1 * 3 would be 27/3 and subtract 27/3 and 16/3 would get you 11/3 and simplified would be 3 2/3