Basic Math Examples

$\frac{4}{3} - \frac{2}{2}$

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.

$\frac{4}{3} - \frac{2}{2}$

Step 1.1.2

Rewrite the expression.

$\frac{4}{3} - 1 \cdot 1$

Step 1.2

Multiply $- 1$ by $1$ .

$\frac{4}{3} - 1$

Step 2

To write $- 1$ as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by $\frac{3}{3}$ .

$\frac{4}{3} - 1 \cdot \frac{3}{3}$

Step 3

Combine $- 1$ and $\frac{3}{3}$ .

$\frac{4}{3} + \frac{- 1 \cdot 3}{3}$

Step 4

Combine the numerators over the common denominator.

$\frac{4 - 1 \cdot 3}{3}$

Step 5

Simplify the numerator.

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Step 5.1

Multiply $- 1$ by $3$ .

$\frac{4 - 3}{3}$

Step 5.2

Subtract $3$ from $4$ .

$\frac{1}{3}$

Step 6

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$\frac{1}{3}$

Decimal Form:

$0.\overline{3}$