What is 1 whole 1/4 subtract to

1/3

1 whole and 1/4 substracted to 1/3 can be written as:

1 1/4 - 1/3 =

= 5/4 - 1/3

We have to find a common denominator which is 12:

5/4 = 15/12

1/3 = 4/12

So now we just substract numerators:

15/12 - 4/12 = 11/12