Question

Why is 1-1/4 equal to 3/4 And 1-1/3 equal 2/3

Answer 1

TO SHOW THAT;

`1-(1)/(4)=(3)/(4)`

Step 1:

`\begin{gathered} (1)/(1)-(1)/(4) \\ (4-1)/(4)=(3)/(4) \end{gathered}`

TO SHOW THAT;

`1-(1)/(3)=(2)/(3)`

Step 2:

`(1)/(1)-(1)/(3)=(3-1)/(3)=(2)/(3)`