How do you evaluate #\frac { 6} { 8} - \frac { 1} { 4}#?

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Mikayla
Jan 26, 2017

You need to get a common denominator.

Explanation:

Eight is a common multiple of 4 and 8. You need to multiply to four by 2 to get 8, what you do on the bottom, you do on the top, so you multiply 1 by 2 and get two over eight.

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