Basic Math Examples

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

Step 1

Rewrite $- 4$ as $- 1 (4)$ .

$\frac{1}{4} + \frac{1}{- 1 (4)}$

Step 2

Move a negative from the denominator of $\frac{1}{- 1 (4)}$ to the numerator.

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

Step 3

Combine the numerators over the common denominator.

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

Step 4

Simplify the numerator.

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Step 4.1

Multiply $- 1$ by $1$ .

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

Step 4.2

Subtract $1$ from $1$ .

$\frac{0}{4}$

Step 5

Divide $0$ by $4$ .

$0$