How do you do this math problem?? Please help.?

Question

3/4 - 1 1/4?

Answer 1

Since they are both fourths, you just subtract.

The answer is - 2/4, which simplifies to -1/2.

Answer 2

You have to borrow from the 1 whole in the second term by adding a fraction that is equal to 1 and has a denominator of 4 (in this case) to the 1/4, then subtract, hint: your answer will be negative and will require you to reduce it to lowest term.

Answer 3

first u change 1 1/4 to 5/4 and then u just do the problem:

3/4- 5/4= -2/4 and then u reduce it to -1/2.

Answer 4

3/4 - 1 1/4

3/4 - 5/4

(3-5)/4

-2/4

-1/2

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Answer 5

The answer is a negative 1/2.  I did this by changing the fractions to decimals and simply subtracting.  .75 - 1.25 = -.50 or a negative 1/2 or -1/2.  

Answer 6

First change  the mixed number 1 and 1/4th into an improper fraction, that would be 5 fourths, or 5/4

Now you can subtract 5/4ths from 3/4th, but you'd get a negative number, which is okay in math problems.

The problem would look like this:

3/4  - 1 and 1/4 =  3/4 - 5/4  =  -2/4 = -1/2

You'd be "in the hole" by negative one-half.

Make sense?

Good luck on harder problems.

Answer 7

To add or subtract fractions you need everything to have the same denominator.

So you have to make 1 1/4 into a single fraction. (4/4 + 1/4 = 5/4)

3/4 -  5/4 = - 2/4 = -1/2