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Subtract 1413\frac { 1 } { 4 } - \frac { 1 } { 3 }

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Changing to similar fractions, the given expression, 1413,\dfrac{1}{4}-\dfrac{1}{3} , is equivalent to

14331344=312412=3412=112=112.\begin{align*} & \dfrac{1}{4}\cdot\dfrac{3}{3}-\dfrac{1}{3}\cdot\dfrac{4}{4} \\\\&= \dfrac{3}{12}-\dfrac{4}{12} \\\\&= \dfrac{3-4}{12} \\\\&= \dfrac{-1}{12} \\\\&= -\dfrac{1}{12} .\end{align*}

Hence, the given expression simplifies to 112-\dfrac{1}{12}.

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