Basic Math Examples

\frac{9}{16} - \frac{1}{4}

$\frac{9}{16} - \frac{1}{4}$

Step 1

To write

$- \frac{1}{4}$ as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by

$\frac{4}{4}$ .

$\frac{9}{16} - \frac{1}{4} \cdot \frac{4}{4}$

Step 2

Write each expression with a common denominator of

$16$ , by multiplying each by an appropriate factor of

$1$ .

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Step 2.1

Multiply

$\frac{1}{4}$ by

$\frac{4}{4}$ .

$\frac{9}{16} - \frac{4}{4 \cdot 4}$

Step 2.2

Multiply

$4$ by

$4$ .

$\frac{9}{16} - \frac{4}{16}$

Step 3

Combine the numerators over the common denominator.

$\frac{9 - 4}{16}$

Step 4

Subtract

$4$ from

$9$ .

$\frac{5}{16}$

Step 5

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$\frac{5}{16}$

Decimal Form:

$0.3125$