Solve 4/12-12/4

$$\frac { 4 } { 12 } - \frac { 12 } { 4 }$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{8}{3}\approx -2.666666667$$

Solution Steps

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

$$\frac{1}{3}-\frac{12}{4}$$

Divide 12 by 4 to get 3.

$$\frac{1}{3}-3$$

Convert 3 to fraction \frac{9}{3}.

$$\frac{1}{3}-\frac{9}{3}$$

Since \frac{1}{3} and \frac{9}{3} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{1-9}{3}$$

Subtract 9 from 1 to get -8.

$$-\frac{8}{3}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{8}{3} = -2\frac{2}{3} = -2.6666666666666665$$