Solve 5/4-30/12=

$$\frac { 5 } { 4 } - \frac { 30 } { 12 } =$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{5}{4}=-1.25$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{30}{12} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 6.

$$\frac{5}{4}-\frac{5}{2}$$

Least common multiple of 4 and 2 is 4. Convert \frac{5}{4} and \frac{5}{2} to fractions with denominator 4.

$$\frac{5}{4}-\frac{10}{4}$$

Since \frac{5}{4} and \frac{10}{4} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{5-10}{4}$$

Subtract 10 from 5 to get -5.

$$-\frac{5}{4}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{5}{4} = -1\frac{1}{4} = -1.25$$