Solve 23/6-8/1

$$\frac { 23 } { 6 } - \frac { 8 } { 1 }$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{25}{6}\approx -4.166666667$$

Solution Steps

Anything divided by one gives itself.

$$\frac{23}{6}-8$$

Convert 8 to fraction \frac{48}{6}.

$$\frac{23}{6}-\frac{48}{6}$$

Since \frac{23}{6} and \frac{48}{6} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{23-48}{6}$$

Subtract 48 from 23 to get -25.

$$-\frac{25}{6}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{25}{6} = -4\frac{1}{6} = -4.166666666666667$$