Solve 1/4-4^4

$$\frac{ 1 }{ 4 } - { 4 }^{ 4 }$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{1023}{4}=-255.75$$

Solution Steps

Calculate 4 to the power of 4 and get 256.

$$\frac{1}{4}-256$$

Convert 256 to fraction \frac{1024}{4}.

$$\frac{1}{4}-\frac{1024}{4}$$

Since \frac{1}{4} and \frac{1024}{4} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{1-1024}{4}$$

Subtract 1024 from 1 to get -1023.

$$-\frac{1023}{4}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{1023}{4} = -255\frac{3}{4} = -255.75$$