Question

Perform the indicated operation with fractions reduce to lowest terms as indicated 8/16 - 1/4

Answer 1

1/4

Explanation:

To perform the indicated operation with fractions and reduce the result to the lowest terms, we will subtract 1/4 from 8/16.

First, let's find a common denominator for the fractions, which is 16 since it is a multiple of both 16 and 4.

Converting 1/4 to have a denominator of 16:

1/4 = (1/4) * (4/4) = 4/16

Now we can subtract the fractions:

8/16 - 4/16 = (8 - 4)/16 = 4/16

To reduce the fraction to its lowest terms, we can divide both the numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 4:

4/16 = (4/4) / (16/4) = 1/4

Therefore, the result of the operation 8/16 - 1/4, reduced to lowest terms, is 1/4.