1 - (4/72) Subtract fraction from whole number - How to subtract fractions?

Subtract Fraction 4/72 from Whole Number 1 and get the result i.e. 17/18 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 4/72 from Whole Number 1

The given input are 1 and 4/72

1 can be written as 1/1 in fraction format

The given fractions are 1/1 and 4/72

Firstly the L.C.M should be done for the denominators of the two fractions 1/1 and 4/72

1/1 - 4/72

The LCM of 1 and 72 (denominators of the fractions) is 72

Given numbers has no common factors except 1. So, there LCM is their product i.e 72

= 1 x 72 - 4 x 1/72

= 72 - 4/72

= 68/72

= 17/18

Result: 17/18

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