Solve 2-1/4/3+1

$$\frac { 2 - \frac { 1 } { 4 } } { 3 + 1 }$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{7}{16}=0.4375$$

Solution Steps

Convert 2 to fraction \frac{8}{4}.

$$\frac{\frac{8}{4}-\frac{1}{4}}{3+1}$$

Since \frac{8}{4} and \frac{1}{4} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{\frac{8-1}{4}}{3+1}$$

Subtract 1 from 8 to get 7.

$$\frac{\frac{7}{4}}{3+1}$$

Add 3 and 1 to get 4.

$$\frac{\frac{7}{4}}{4}$$

Express \frac{\frac{7}{4}}{4} as a single fraction.

$$\frac{7}{4\times 4}$$

Multiply 4 and 4 to get 16.

$$\frac{7}{16}$$

Factor

$$\frac{7}{2 ^ {4}} = 0.4375$$