Solve 19/24-3/12

$$\frac { 19 } { 24 } - \frac { 3 } { 12 }$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{13}{24}\approx 0.541666667$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{3}{12} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 3.

$$\frac{19}{24}-\frac{1}{4}$$

Least common multiple of 24 and 4 is 24. Convert \frac{19}{24} and \frac{1}{4} to fractions with denominator 24.

$$\frac{19}{24}-\frac{6}{24}$$

Since \frac{19}{24} and \frac{6}{24} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{19-6}{24}$$

Subtract 6 from 19 to get 13.

$$\frac{13}{24}$$

Factor

$$\frac{13}{2 ^ {3} \cdot 3} = 0.5416666666666666$$