Fractions must share a common denominator in order to be added or subtracted. The common denominator is the least common multiple of all the denominators.
What is \( \frac{5}{2} \) - \( \frac{5}{4} \)?
| 1 \( \frac{7}{4} \) | |
| 1\(\frac{1}{4}\) | |
| 1 \( \frac{2}{4} \) | |
| \( \frac{7}{16} \) |