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1/3 subtracted by 1/4 equals ​

User Coraly
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14 votes

Answer:

1/12

Explanation:

1/3 - 1/4 can't be subtracted, so you have to find the least common multiple between 3 and 4, which is 12. When you change the denominators to 12, you have to multiply the numerator by the number needed to multiply with the denominator to make 12. So 1/3 would become 4/12, because 3 x 4 is 12 and 1/4 would become 3/12, because 4 x 3 is 12.

4/12 - 3/12 = 1/12

User Gehad
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4 votes

Answer:

0.0833333333

Explanation:

turn into decimal

0.333333333-0.25

=0.0833333333

User Ckaufman
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