Solve =6-(1/6)/5

$$= \frac { 6 - ( \frac { 1 } { 6 } ) } { 5 }$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{7}{6}\approx 1.166666667$$

Solution Steps

Convert 6 to fraction \frac{36}{6}.

$$\frac{\frac{36}{6}-\frac{1}{6}}{5}$$

Since \frac{36}{6} and \frac{1}{6} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{\frac{36-1}{6}}{5}$$

Subtract 1 from 36 to get 35.

$$\frac{\frac{35}{6}}{5}$$

Express \frac{\frac{35}{6}}{5} as a single fraction.

$$\frac{35}{6\times 5}$$

Multiply 6 and 5 to get 30.

$$\frac{35}{30}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{35}{30} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$\frac{7}{6}$$

Factor

$$\frac{7}{2 \cdot 3} = 1\frac{1}{6} = 1.1666666666666667$$