Solve 15/4-5/4/2

$$\frac{ \frac{ 15 }{ 4 } - \frac{ 5 }{ 4 } }{ 2 }$$

Evaluate

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

Solution Steps

Since \frac{15}{4} and \frac{5}{4} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{\frac{15-5}{4}}{2}$$

Subtract 5 from 15 to get 10.

$$\frac{\frac{10}{4}}{2}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{10}{4} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{\frac{5}{2}}{2}$$

Express \frac{\frac{5}{2}}{2} as a single fraction.

$$\frac{5}{2\times 2}$$

Multiply 2 and 2 to get 4.

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

Factor

$$\frac{5}{2 ^ {2}} = 1\frac{1}{4} = 1.25$$