Basic Math Examples

$\frac{2}{4} - \frac{4}{8}$

Step 1

Simplify each term.

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Step 1.1

Cancel the common factor of $2$ and $4$ .

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Step 1.1.1

Factor $2$ out of $2$ .

$\frac{2 (1)}{4} - \frac{4}{8}$

Step 1.1.2

Cancel the common factors.

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Step 1.1.2.1

Factor $2$ out of $4$ .

$\frac{2 \cdot 1}{2 \cdot 2} - \frac{4}{8}$

Step 1.1.2.2

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{2 \cdot 1}{2 \cdot 2} - \frac{4}{8}$

Step 1.1.2.3

Rewrite the expression.

$\frac{1}{2} - \frac{4}{8}$

$\frac{1}{2} - \frac{4}{8}$

$\frac{1}{2} - \frac{4}{8}$

Step 1.2

Cancel the common factor of $4$ and $8$ .

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Step 1.2.1

Factor $4$ out of $4$ .

$\frac{1}{2} - \frac{4 (1)}{8}$

Step 1.2.2

Cancel the common factors.

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Step 1.2.2.1

Factor $4$ out of $8$ .

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

Step 1.2.2.2

Cancel the common factor.

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

Step 1.2.2.3

Rewrite the expression.

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

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

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

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

Step 2

Combine fractions.

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Step 2.1

Combine the numerators over the common denominator.

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

Step 2.2

Simplify the expression.

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Step 2.2.1

Subtract $1$ from $1$ .

$\frac{0}{2}$

Step 2.2.2

Divide $0$ by $2$ .

$0$

$0$

$0$

$[\begin{array}{c} x^{2} & \frac{1}{2} \\ \sqrt{π} & \int x d x \end{array}]$