Solve 3/48-1/4

$$\frac{ 3 }{ 48 } - \frac{ 1 }{ 4 }$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{3}{16}=-0.1875$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{3}{48} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 3.

$$\frac{1}{16}-\frac{1}{4}$$

Least common multiple of 16 and 4 is 16. Convert \frac{1}{16} and \frac{1}{4} to fractions with denominator 16.

$$\frac{1}{16}-\frac{4}{16}$$

Since \frac{1}{16} and \frac{4}{16} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{1-4}{16}$$

Subtract 4 from 1 to get -3.

$$-\frac{3}{16}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{3}{16} = -0.1875$$