What is fourteen and one eighth minus one fourth?

Answer 1

55/4

141/8 - 1/4

1. Change 141/8 into improper fraction

141/8

= [(8 *14)+1]/8

= [112+1]/8

= 113/8

2. Change 112/8 and 1/4 to similar fractions then do the subtraction.

112/8 - 1/4

= (112 - 2)/8

= 110/8 or 55/4