Basic Math Examples

$\frac{6 y}{6} - \frac{3 y}{4}$

Step 1

Cancel the common factor of $6$ .

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Step 1.1

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{6 y}{6} - \frac{3 y}{4}$

Step 1.2

Divide $y$ by $1$ .

$y - \frac{3 y}{4}$

Step 2

To write $y$ as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by $\frac{4}{4}$ .

$y \cdot \frac{4}{4} - \frac{3 y}{4}$

Step 3

Simplify terms.

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Step 3.1

Combine $y$ and $\frac{4}{4}$ .

$\frac{y \cdot 4}{4} - \frac{3 y}{4}$

Step 3.2

Combine the numerators over the common denominator.

$\frac{y \cdot 4 - 3 y}{4}$

Step 4

Simplify the numerator.

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Step 4.1

Move $4$ to the left of $y$ .

$\frac{4 \cdot y - 3 y}{4}$

Step 4.2

Subtract $3 y$ from $4 y$ .

$\frac{y}{4}$