Find the Exact Value 1/2-1/4

$\frac{1}{2} - \frac{1}{4}$

Step 1

To write $\frac{1}{2}$ as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by $\frac{2}{2}$ .

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

Step 2

Write each expression with a common denominator of $4$ , by multiplying each by an appropriate factor of $1$ .

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

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

Multiply $2$ by $2$ .

$\frac{2}{4} - \frac{1}{4}$

Step 3

Combine the numerators over the common denominator.

$\frac{2 - 1}{4}$

Step 4

Subtract $1$ from $2$ .

$\frac{1}{4}$

Step 5

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$\frac{1}{4}$

Decimal Form:

$0.25$