Basic Math Examples

\frac{15}{16} - \frac{1}{2}

$\frac{15}{16} - \frac{1}{2}$

Step 1

To write

- \frac{1}{2}

$- \frac{1}{2}$ as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by

\frac{8}{8}

$\frac{8}{8}$ .

\frac{15}{16} - \frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{8}{8}

$\frac{15}{16} - \frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{8}{8}$

Step 2

Write each expression with a common denominator of

16

$16$ , by multiplying each by an appropriate factor of

1

$1$ .

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Step 2.1

Multiply

\frac{1}{2}

$\frac{1}{2}$ by

\frac{8}{8}

$\frac{8}{8}$ .

\frac{15}{16} - \frac{8}{2 \cdot 8}

$\frac{15}{16} - \frac{8}{2 \cdot 8}$

Step 2.2

Multiply

2

$2$ by

8

$8$ .

\frac{15}{16} - \frac{8}{16}

$\frac{15}{16} - \frac{8}{16}$

\frac{15}{16} - \frac{8}{16}

$\frac{15}{16} - \frac{8}{16}$

Step 3

Combine the numerators over the common denominator.

\frac{15 - 8}{16}

$\frac{15 - 8}{16}$

Step 4

Subtract

8

$8$ from

15

$15$ .

\frac{7}{16}

$\frac{7}{16}$

Step 5

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

\frac{7}{16}

$\frac{7}{16}$

Decimal Form:

0.4375

$0.4375$