3 - (8/4) Subtract fraction from whole number - How to subtract fractions?

Subtract Fraction 8/4 from Whole Number 3 and get the result i.e. 1 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 8/4 from Whole Number 3

The given input are 3 and 8/4

3 can be written as 3/1 in fraction format

The given fractions are 3/1 and 8/4

Firstly the L.C.M should be done for the denominators of the two fractions 3/1 and 8/4

3/1 - 8/4

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

= 3 x 4 - 8 x 1/4

= 12 - 8/4

= 4/4

= 1/1

Result: 1/1

= 1

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