Solve 2-(2-1/4)

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

Evaluate

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

Solution Steps

Convert 2 to fraction \frac{8}{4}.

$$2-\left(\frac{8}{4}-\frac{1}{4}\right)$$

Since \frac{8}{4} and \frac{1}{4} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$2-\frac{8-1}{4}$$

Subtract 1 from 8 to get 7.

$$2-\frac{7}{4}$$

Convert 2 to fraction \frac{8}{4}.

$$\frac{8}{4}-\frac{7}{4}$$

Since \frac{8}{4} and \frac{7}{4} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{8-7}{4}$$

Subtract 7 from 8 to get 1.

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

Factor

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