Solve 1/12*1/16-1/32

$$\frac{ 1 }{ 12 } \times \frac{ 1 }{ 16 } - \frac{ 1 }{ 32 }$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{5}{192}\approx -0.026041667$$

Solution Steps

Multiply \frac{1}{12} times \frac{1}{16} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{1\times 1}{12\times 16}-\frac{1}{32}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{1\times 1}{12\times 16}.

$$\frac{1}{192}-\frac{1}{32}$$

Least common multiple of 192 and 32 is 192. Convert \frac{1}{192} and \frac{1}{32} to fractions with denominator 192.

$$\frac{1}{192}-\frac{6}{192}$$

Since \frac{1}{192} and \frac{6}{192} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{1-6}{192}$$

Subtract 6 from 1 to get -5.

$$-\frac{5}{192}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{5}{192} = -0.026041666666666668$$