{"id":267079,"date":"2025-07-23T09:14:33","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T09:14:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=267079"},"modified":"2025-07-23T09:14:35","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T09:14:35","slug":"fraction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/23\/fraction\/","title":{"rendered":"Fraction."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Fraction. 5\/12 &#8211; \\frac{1}{4} &#8211; 1\/8 =? a. \\frac{3}{4} b. 1\/24 c. 3\/8 d. \\frac{1}{4} Clear my choice<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-0-color\">The Correct Answer and Explanation is:<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To solve the fraction expression 512\u221214\u221218\\frac{5}{12} &#8211; \\frac{1}{4} &#8211; \\frac{1}{8}125\u200b\u221241\u200b\u221281\u200b, we need to follow these steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 1: Find the Least Common Denominator (LCD)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The denominators are 12, 4, and 8. To subtract these fractions, we first need to find the least common denominator (LCD). The LCD of 12, 4, and 8 is 24, since 24 is the smallest number that all three denominators divide into.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 2: Convert each fraction to have a denominator of 24<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, we rewrite each fraction with 24 as the denominator:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>512=5\u00d7212\u00d72=1024\\frac{5}{12} = \\frac{5 \\times 2}{12 \\times 2} = \\frac{10}{24}125\u200b=12\u00d725\u00d72\u200b=2410\u200b<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>14=1\u00d764\u00d76=624\\frac{1}{4} = \\frac{1 \\times 6}{4 \\times 6} = \\frac{6}{24}41\u200b=4\u00d761\u00d76\u200b=246\u200b<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>18=1\u00d738\u00d73=324\\frac{1}{8} = \\frac{1 \\times 3}{8 \\times 3} = \\frac{3}{24}81\u200b=8\u00d731\u00d73\u200b=243\u200b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 3: Perform the subtraction<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, we subtract the fractions:1024\u2212624\u2212324=10\u22126\u2212324=124\\frac{10}{24} &#8211; \\frac{6}{24} &#8211; \\frac{3}{24} = \\frac{10 &#8211; 6 &#8211; 3}{24} = \\frac{1}{24}2410\u200b\u2212246\u200b\u2212243\u200b=2410\u22126\u22123\u200b=241\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Final Answer:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The result of 512\u221214\u221218\\frac{5}{12} &#8211; \\frac{1}{4} &#8211; \\frac{1}{8}125\u200b\u221241\u200b\u221281\u200b is 124\\frac{1}{24}241\u200b.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The correct answer is <strong>b. 124\\frac{1}{24}241\u200b<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Explanation:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To subtract fractions, it&#8217;s essential to express all fractions with a common denominator. Once the fractions are equivalent with a common denominator, you can perform the subtraction on the numerators while keeping the denominator the same. After performing the operations, simplify the fraction, if needed, to get the final result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/learnexams-banner6-1657.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-267080\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fraction. 5\/12 &#8211; \\frac{1}{4} &#8211; 1\/8 =? a. \\frac{3}{4} b. 1\/24 c. 3\/8 d. \\frac{1}{4} Clear my choice The Correct Answer and Explanation is: To solve the fraction expression 512\u221214\u221218\\frac{5}{12} &#8211; \\frac{1}{4} &#8211; \\frac{1}{8}125\u200b\u221241\u200b\u221281\u200b, we need to follow these steps: Step 1: Find the Least Common Denominator (LCD) The denominators are 12, 4, and 8. 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