Basic Math Examples

$\frac{1}{4} - \frac{2}{2}$

Step 1

Simplify each term.

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Step 1.1

Cancel the common factor of

$2$ .

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Step 1.1.1

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{1}{4} - \frac{2}{2}$

Step 1.1.2

Rewrite the expression.

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

Step 1.2

Multiply

$- 1$ by

$1$ .

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

Step 2

To write

$- 1$ as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by

$\frac{4}{4}$ .

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

Step 3

Combine

$- 1$ and

$\frac{4}{4}$ .

$\frac{1}{4} + \frac{- 1 \cdot 4}{4}$

Step 4

Combine the numerators over the common denominator.

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

Step 5

Simplify the numerator.

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Step 5.1

Multiply

$- 1$ by

$4$ .

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

Step 5.2

Subtract

$4$ from

$1$ .

$\frac{- 3}{4}$

Step 6

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$- \frac{3}{4}$

Step 7

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$- \frac{3}{4}$

Decimal Form:

$- 0.75$