Solve 22/6-2

$$\frac { 22 } { 6 } - 2$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{5}{3}\approx 1.666666667$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{22}{6} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{11}{3}-2$$

Convert 2 to fraction \frac{6}{3}.

$$\frac{11}{3}-\frac{6}{3}$$

Since \frac{11}{3} and \frac{6}{3} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{11-6}{3}$$

Subtract 6 from 11 to get 5.

$$\frac{5}{3}$$

Factor

$$\frac{5}{3} = 1\frac{2}{3} = 1.6666666666666667$$