Question

What is 3 1/4 - 4 1/2
????

Answer 1

3 1/4 - 4 1/2

Make sure they share a same denominator:

3 1/4- 4 2/4

13/4-18/4

=-5/4

= -1 1/4

Answer 2

you have to make sure that they have the same denominator so

31/4 -4 2/4

= - 1 1/4

hope this helped you hon