Evaluate 3/4-3/8*1/2

$\frac{3}{4} - \frac{3}{8} \cdot \frac{1}{2}$

Step 1

Multiply $- \frac{3}{8} \cdot \frac{1}{2}$ .

Multiply $\frac{1}{2}$ by $\frac{3}{8}$ .

$\frac{3}{4} - \frac{3}{2 \cdot 8}$

Multiply $2$ by $8$ .

$\frac{3}{4} - \frac{3}{16}$

Step 2

To write $\frac{3}{4}$ as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by $\frac{4}{4}$ .

$\frac{3}{4} \cdot \frac{4}{4} - \frac{3}{16}$

Step 3

Write each expression with a common denominator of $16$ , by multiplying each by an appropriate factor of $1$ .

Multiply $\frac{3}{4}$ by $\frac{4}{4}$ .

$\frac{3 \cdot 4}{4 \cdot 4} - \frac{3}{16}$

Multiply $4$ by $4$ .

$\frac{3 \cdot 4}{16} - \frac{3}{16}$

Step 4

Combine the numerators over the common denominator.

$\frac{3 \cdot 4 - 3}{16}$

Step 5

Simplify the numerator.

Multiply $3$ by $4$ .

$\frac{12 - 3}{16}$

Subtract $3$ from $12$ .

$\frac{9}{16}$

Step 6

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$\frac{9}{16}$

Decimal Form:

$0.5625$