1 - (2/4) Subtract fraction from whole number - How to subtract fractions?

Subtract Fraction 2/4 from Whole Number 1 and get the result i.e. 1/2 taking help of Number Minus Fraction Calculator along with detailed work.

Ex: 2-(5/10) (or) 4-(6/22) (or) 5-(7/15)

Solution finding the Subtraction of Fraction 2/4 from Whole Number 1

The given input are 1 and 2/4

1 can be written as 1/1 in fraction format

The given fractions are 1/1 and 2/4

Firstly the L.C.M should be done for the denominators of the two fractions 1/1 and 2/4

1/1 - 2/4

The LCM of 1 and 4 (denominators of the fractions) is 4

Given numbers has no common factors except 1. So, there LCM is their product i.e 4

= 1 x 4 - 2 x 1/4

= 4 - 2/4

= 2/4

= 1/2

Result: 1/2

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