What is 1 minus 2/4?

Looking for the result of 1 - 2/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 1 by 2/4?

1 1 − 2 4 = (1 × 4) − (2 × 1) 1 × 4 = 2 4 = 1 2
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 1 × 4 = 4
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 2 × 1 = 2
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 4 − 2 = 2
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 1 × 4 = 4
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 2/4
  6. Simplify the fraction (2/4) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
    • 2/2 = 1
    • 4/2 = 2
  7. This gives: 1/2.

The result of subtracting 1/1 and 2/4 is : 1/2 (or 0.5 in its decimal form)