7 - (4/2) Subtract fraction from whole number - How to subtract fractions?

Subtract Fraction 4/2 from Whole Number 7 and get the result i.e. 5 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 4/2 from Whole Number 7

The given input are 7 and 4/2

7 can be written as 7/1 in fraction format

The given fractions are 7/1 and 4/2

Firstly the L.C.M should be done for the denominators of the two fractions 7/1 and 4/2

7/1 - 4/2

The LCM of 1 and 2 (denominators of the fractions) is 2

Given numbers has no common factors except 1. So, there LCM is their product i.e 2

= 7 x 2 - 4 x 1/2

= 14 - 4/2

= 10/2

= 5/1

Result: 5/1

= 5

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