Evaluate 9/16-1/4

$\frac{9}{16} - \frac{1}{4}$

To write $- \frac{1}{4}$ as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by $\frac{4}{4}$ .

$\frac{9}{16} - \frac{1}{4} \cdot \frac{4}{4}$

Write each expression with a common denominator of $16$ , by multiplying each by an appropriate factor of $1$ .

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Multiply $\frac{1}{4}$ and $\frac{4}{4}$ .

$\frac{9}{16} - \frac{4}{4 \cdot 4}$

Multiply $4$ by $4$ .

$\frac{9}{16} - \frac{4}{16}$

Combine the numerators over the common denominator.

$\frac{9 - 4}{16}$

Subtract $4$ from $9$ .

$\frac{5}{16}$

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$\frac{5}{16}$

Decimal Form:

$0.3125$

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