Solve 39/48-51/64=

$$\frac { 39 } { 48 } - \frac { 51 } { 64 } =$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{1}{64}=0.015625$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{39}{48} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 3.

$$\frac{13}{16}-\frac{51}{64}$$

Least common multiple of 16 and 64 is 64. Convert \frac{13}{16} and \frac{51}{64} to fractions with denominator 64.

$$\frac{52}{64}-\frac{51}{64}$$

Since \frac{52}{64} and \frac{51}{64} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{52-51}{64}$$

Subtract 51 from 52 to get 1.

$$\frac{1}{64}$$

Factor

$$\frac{1}{2 ^ {6}} = 0.015625$$