Basic Math Examples

\frac{11}{12} - \frac{1}{2}

$\frac{11}{12} - \frac{1}{2}$

Step 1

To write

- \frac{1}{2}

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

$\frac{6}{6}$ .

$\frac{11}{12} - \frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{6}{6}$

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

$\frac{1}{2}$ by

$\frac{6}{6}$ .

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

Step 2.2

Multiply

$2$ by

$6$ .

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

Step 3

Combine the numerators over the common denominator.

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

Step 4

Subtract

$6$ from

$11$ .

$\frac{5}{12}$

Step 5

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$\frac{5}{12}$

Decimal Form:

$0.41\overline{6}$

$\frac{11}{12} - \frac{1}{2}$

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