Josh saved 1/4 of his pocket money and spent 1/2 of the remainder. what fraction did he spend

Ok so since Josh spent 1/2 of his money I assume you will be subtracting in this specific question. So 1/4 - 1/2. The first step in solving this is that you want both fractions to have the same denominator. So you have to ask yourself what factor does 4 and 2 share in common. They both share the number 4 in common. So you will have to set the denominators as 4 now. Now for 1/2 you get 2/4 when you multiply both the numerator and denominatorby 2. Now you will have to do the same thing for the fraction 1/4 so the new fraction you will get when you multiply the numerator and denominator by 1 is 1/4. So now you have 1/4-2/4. Ok so your answer shouldbe 1/4. I realized I should of put the fraction 2/4 first. I hoped that helped