Calculate the Difference: 1 minus 3/4 Step-by-Step

To solve the problem of $1 - \frac{3}{4}$, we need to follow these steps:

• Step 1: Express the whole number 1 as a fraction with the same denominator as $\frac{3}{4}$.
• Step 2: Perform the subtraction with the common denominators.
• Step 3: Simplify the resulting fraction, if necessary.

Let's work through each step:
Step 1: Convert the whole number 1 into a fraction with a denominator of 4. Therefore, $1$ can be written as $\frac{4}{4}$.
Step 2: Now subtract $\frac{3}{4}$ from $\frac{4}{4}$. The formula for subtracting fractions is:

Using the numbers we have:

Step 3: The resulting fraction $\frac{1}{4}$ is already in its simplest form.

Therefore, the solution to the problem is $\frac{1}{4}$.