Basic Math Examples

$\frac{11}{12} - \frac{5}{6}$

Step 1

To write

$- \frac{5}{6}$ as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by

$\frac{2}{2}$ .

$\frac{11}{12} - \frac{5}{6} \cdot \frac{2}{2}$

Step 2

Write each expression with a common denominator of

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

$1$ .

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Step 2.1

Multiply

$\frac{5}{6}$ by

$\frac{2}{2}$ .

$\frac{11}{12} - \frac{5 \cdot 2}{6 \cdot 2}$

Step 2.2

Multiply

$6$ by

$2$ .

$\frac{11}{12} - \frac{5 \cdot 2}{12}$

Step 3

Combine the numerators over the common denominator.

$\frac{11 - 5 \cdot 2}{12}$

Step 4

Simplify the numerator.

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Step 4.1

Multiply

$- 5$ by

$2$ .

$\frac{11 - 10}{12}$

Step 4.2

Subtract

$10$ from

$11$ .

$\frac{1}{12}$

Step 5

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$\frac{1}{12}$

Decimal Form:

$0.08\overline{3}$