What is 4/3 minus 5/4?
Looking for the result of 4/3 - 5/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 4/3 by 5/4?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 4 × 4 = 16
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 5 × 3 = 15
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 16 − 15 = 1
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 3 × 4 = 12
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 1/12
The result of subtracting 4/3 and 5/4 is : 1/12 (or 0.083333333333333 in its decimal form)