What is 1/4 minus 4?
Looking for the result of 1/4 - 4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 1/4 by 4?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 1 × 1 = 1
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 4 × 4 = 16
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 1 − 16 = -15
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 1 = 4
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -15/4
The result of subtracting 1/4 and 4/1 is : -15/4 (or -3.75 in its decimal form)