Evaluate 12/8-1/2 - MathMaster

$\frac{12}{8} - \frac{1}{2}$

Cancel the common factor of $12$ and $8$ .

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Factor $4$ out of $12$ .

$\frac{4 (3)}{8} - \frac{1}{2}$

Cancel the common factors.

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Factor $4$ out of $8$ .

$\frac{4 \cdot 3}{4 \cdot 2} - \frac{1}{2}$

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{4 \cdot 3}{4 \cdot 2} - \frac{1}{2}$

Rewrite the expression.

$\frac{3}{2} - \frac{1}{2}$

Combine the numerators over the common denominator.

$\frac{3 - 1}{2}$

Subtract $1$ from $3$ .

$\frac{2}{2}$

Divide $2$ by $2$ .

$1$

Evaluate 12/8-1/2

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