Solve 3/6-1/4=

$$\frac{ 3 }{ 6 } - \frac{ 1 }{ 4 } =$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{1}{4}=0.25$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{3}{6} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 3.

$$\frac{1}{2}-\frac{1}{4}$$

Least common multiple of 2 and 4 is 4. Convert \frac{1}{2} and \frac{1}{4} to fractions with denominator 4.

$$\frac{2}{4}-\frac{1}{4}$$

Since \frac{2}{4} and \frac{1}{4} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{2-1}{4}$$

Subtract 1 from 2 to get 1.

$$\frac{1}{4}$$

Factor

$$\frac{1}{2 ^ {2}} = 0.25$$