Solve 2-1/2/3

$$\frac { 2 - \frac { 1 } { 2 } } { 3 }$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{1}{2}=0.5$$

Solution Steps

Convert 2 to fraction \frac{4}{2}.

$$\frac{\frac{4}{2}-\frac{1}{2}}{3}$$

Since \frac{4}{2} and \frac{1}{2} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{\frac{4-1}{2}}{3}$$

Subtract 1 from 4 to get 3.

$$\frac{\frac{3}{2}}{3}$$

Express \frac{\frac{3}{2}}{3} as a single fraction.

$$\frac{3}{2\times 3}$$

Cancel out 3 in both numerator and denominator.

$$\frac{1}{2}$$

Factor

$$\frac{1}{2} = 0.5$$