1/2 - 3/2 as a fraction

Learn how to find what is 1/2 minus 3/2 in fraction form just in a few minutes. We have covered the easiest method to write 1/2 - 3/2 as a fraction and decimal.

Summary: 1/2 minus 3/2 = -1/1
Since both fractions have equal/common denominator, 1/2 minus 3/2 is a like fractions subtraction. Subtracting fractions with common denominator like 1/2 and 3/2, and expressing it in the fraction form is a very simple process. For like fraction subtraction, directly subtract the numerators (1 - 3) while keeping the common denominator as it is. You may wonder why the numerators alone are being subtracted and not the denominators in the expression (1/2) - (3/2). Because we can take common denominators out when simplifying the fraction subtraction expression (1/2) - (3/2), so the expression becomes 1/2 (1 - 3). By simplifying further, the numerator becomes (1 - 3) = -2, and the denominator remains the same as 2. Therefore, 1/2 - 3/2 as a fraction is -1/1.

CALCULATION: 1/2 - 3/2 as a fraction
1/2 - 3/2 = (?)
1/2 - 3/2 = (1 - 3)/2
= -2/2
= -1
1/2 - 3/2 = -1
1/2 minus 3/2 as a fraction is -1.

where
1/2 is a proper fraction as a minuend,
3/2 is a improper fraction as a subtrahend,
-1 is the difference between 1/2 and 3/2.

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