Solve 19/12-3/12

$$\frac { 19 } { 12 } - \frac { 3 } { 12 }$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{4}{3}\approx 1.333333333$$

Solution Steps

Since \frac{19}{12} and \frac{3}{12} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{19-3}{12}$$

Subtract 3 from 19 to get 16.

$$\frac{16}{12}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{16}{12} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 4.

$$\frac{4}{3}$$

Factor

$$\frac{2 ^ {2}}{3} = 1\frac{1}{3} = 1.3333333333333333$$