Basic Math Examples

$\frac{3}{4} - \frac{5}{16}$

Step 1

To write

$\frac{3}{4}$ as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by

$\frac{4}{4}$ .

$\frac{3}{4} \cdot \frac{4}{4} - \frac{5}{16}$

Step 2

Write each expression with a common denominator of

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

$1$ .

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Step 2.1

Multiply

$\frac{3}{4}$ by

$\frac{4}{4}$ .

$\frac{3 \cdot 4}{4 \cdot 4} - \frac{5}{16}$

Step 2.2

Multiply

$4$ by

$4$ .

$\frac{3 \cdot 4}{16} - \frac{5}{16}$

Step 3

Combine the numerators over the common denominator.

$\frac{3 \cdot 4 - 5}{16}$

Step 4

Simplify the numerator.

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Step 4.1

Multiply

$3$ by

$4$ .

$\frac{12 - 5}{16}$

Step 4.2

Subtract

$5$ from

$12$ .

$\frac{7}{16}$

Step 5

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$\frac{7}{16}$

Decimal Form:

$0.4375$