Solve the Fraction Subtraction: 3/6 - 1/4

Question

Solve the following equation:

3614= \frac{3}{6}-\frac{1}{4}=

Video Solution

Solution Steps

00:00 Solve
00:03 Multiply each fraction by 3 and 2 respectively to find the common denominator
00:07 Make sure to multiply both numerator and denominator
00:17 Calculate the multiplications
00:27 Subtract with the common denominator
00:31 And this is the solution to the question

Step-by-Step Solution

Let's try to find the lowest common denominator between 4 and 6

To find the lowest common denominator, we need to find a number that is divisible by both 4 and 6

In this case, the common denominator is 12

Now we'll multiply each fraction by the appropriate number to reach the denominator 12

We'll multiply the first fraction by 2

We'll multiply the second fraction by 3

3×26×21×34×3=612312 \frac{3\times2}{6\times2}-\frac{1\times3}{4\times3}=\frac{6}{12}-\frac{3}{12}

Now let's subtract:

6312=312 \frac{6-3}{12}=\frac{3}{12}

Answer

312 \frac{3}{12}