Basic Math Examples

$\frac{11}{4} - \frac{11}{6}$

Step 1

To write

$\frac{11}{4}$ as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by

$\frac{3}{3}$ .

$\frac{11}{4} \cdot \frac{3}{3} - \frac{11}{6}$

Step 2

To write

$- \frac{11}{6}$ as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by

$\frac{2}{2}$ .

$\frac{11}{4} \cdot \frac{3}{3} - \frac{11}{6} \cdot \frac{2}{2}$

Step 3

Write each expression with a common denominator of

$12$ , by multiplying each by an appropriate factor of

$1$ .

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Step 3.1

Multiply

$\frac{11}{4}$ by

$\frac{3}{3}$ .

$\frac{11 \cdot 3}{4 \cdot 3} - \frac{11}{6} \cdot \frac{2}{2}$

Step 3.2

Multiply

$4$ by

$3$ .

$\frac{11 \cdot 3}{12} - \frac{11}{6} \cdot \frac{2}{2}$

Step 3.3

Multiply

$\frac{11}{6}$ by

$\frac{2}{2}$ .

$\frac{11 \cdot 3}{12} - \frac{11 \cdot 2}{6 \cdot 2}$

Step 3.4

Multiply

$6$ by

$2$ .

$\frac{11 \cdot 3}{12} - \frac{11 \cdot 2}{12}$

Step 4

Combine the numerators over the common denominator.

$\frac{11 \cdot 3 - 11 \cdot 2}{12}$

Step 5

Simplify the numerator.

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Step 5.1

Multiply

$11$ by

$3$ .

$\frac{33 - 11 \cdot 2}{12}$

Step 5.2

Multiply

$- 11$ by

$2$ .

$\frac{33 - 22}{12}$

Step 5.3

Subtract

$22$ from

$33$ .

$\frac{11}{12}$

Step 6

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$\frac{11}{12}$

Decimal Form:

$0.91\overline{6}$