7/9- negative1/4

Answer 1

To subtract fractions, you need to have a common denominator. The denominator in this case is 36:

7/9 - 1/4 = (7/9)(4/4) - (1/4)(9/9) = 28/36 - 9/36

Subtracting the numerators:

28/36 - 9/36 = 19/36