Solve 2/1-7/6

$$\frac { 2 } { 1 } - \frac { 7 } { 6 }$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{5}{6}\approx 0.833333333$$

Solution Steps

Anything divided by one gives itself.

$$2-\frac{7}{6}$$

Convert 2 to fraction \frac{12}{6}.

$$\frac{12}{6}-\frac{7}{6}$$

Since \frac{12}{6} and \frac{7}{6} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{12-7}{6}$$

Subtract 7 from 12 to get 5.

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

Factor

$$\frac{5}{2 \cdot 3} = 0.8333333333333334$$