Basic Math Examples

1 - (1 - \frac{15}{16})

$1 - (1 - \frac{15}{16})$

Step 1

Simplify each term.

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Step 1.1

Write

1

$1$ as a fraction with a common denominator.

1 - (\frac{16}{16} - \frac{15}{16})

$1 - (\frac{16}{16} - \frac{15}{16})$

Step 1.2

Combine the numerators over the common denominator.

1 - \frac{16 - 15}{16}

$1 - \frac{16 - 15}{16}$

Step 1.3

Subtract

15

$15$ from

16

$16$ .

1 - \frac{1}{16}

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

1 - \frac{1}{16}

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

Step 2

Simplify the expression.

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Step 2.1

Write

1

$1$ as a fraction with a common denominator.

\frac{16}{16} - \frac{1}{16}

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

Step 2.2

Combine the numerators over the common denominator.

\frac{16 - 1}{16}

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

Step 2.3

Subtract

1

$1$ from

16

$16$ .

\frac{15}{16}

$\frac{15}{16}$

\frac{15}{16}

$\frac{15}{16}$

Step 3

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

\frac{15}{16}

$\frac{15}{16}$

Decimal Form:

0.9375

$0.9375$