What is 1/4 minus 7/4 in fraction?
1/4 minus 7/4 equals to -3/2 in fraction form.
1/4 - 7/4 in fraction form
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Summary: 1/4 minus 7/4
Since both the fractions have the equal denominators, adding fractions 1/4 and 7/4 and expressing it in the fraction form is a very simple process. Being like fractions or having common denominators, add the numerators (1 - 7) together while keeping the denominator as it is. You may wonder why the numerators alone are being added and not the denominators in the expression 1/4 - 7/4. Because we can take common denominators out when simplifying the fraction addition expression (1/4 - 7/4), so the expression becomes 1/4 (1 - 7). By simplifying further, the numerator becomes (1 - 7) = -6, and the denominator remains the same as 4. Therefore, 1/4 - 7/4 as a fraction is -3/2.
1/4-7/4 as a fraction
1/4 - 7/4 = (?)
1/4 - 7/4 = (1 - 7)/4
= -6/4
= (2 x -3)/(2 x 2)
= -3/2
1/4 - 7/4 = -3/2
1/4 minus 7/4 as a fraction is -3/2.
where
1/4 is a fraction as a minuend,
7/4 is a fraction as a subtrahend,
-3/2 is the difference between 1/4 and 7/4.
1/4 minus 7/4 as a decimal
1/4 - 7/4 = -3/2
-3/2 = -1.5
1/4-7/4 as a decimal is -1.5
where
-1.5 is the difference between 1/4 and 7/4.