Subtracting Fractions Illustrated

There are 3 Simple Steps to subtract fractions:

Read more at How to Subtract Fractions, and see it in action here:

Input
Each fraction × other denominator
=
1×4
3×4
1×3
4×3
Do the multiplies
=
4
12
3
12
Subtract
=
4 − 3
12
=
1
12
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