change the denominators to be the same, as you would for addition, so if you have 1/2 minus 1/4 - change the 1/2 to be 2/4 (denominators are the same) to do this multiply denominator by a number that equals the other denominator, in this case 2 and then times it to the top number, hence 2/4. Now you have 2/4 - 1/4, 2-1=1 so the answer is 1/4
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Just simply add/subtract the numerators then copy the denominator.
The answer is 1/8.
you get a completely different fraction
When the numerators are the same, the fraction with the higher denominator is less than the fraction with the lower denominator. The denominator indicates the size of the "parts" being shown as a fraction, and the higher the denominator, the smaller those parts are!
YES a fraction can be a denominator.