Solve 3-1/3/2=

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

Evaluate

$$\frac{4}{3}\approx 1.333333333$$

Solution Steps

Convert 3 to fraction \frac{9}{3}.

$$\frac{\frac{9}{3}-\frac{1}{3}}{2}$$

Since \frac{9}{3} and \frac{1}{3} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{\frac{9-1}{3}}{2}$$

Subtract 1 from 9 to get 8.

$$\frac{\frac{8}{3}}{2}$$

Express \frac{\frac{8}{3}}{2} as a single fraction.

$$\frac{8}{3\times 2}$$

Multiply 3 and 2 to get 6.

$$\frac{8}{6}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{8}{6} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{4}{3}$$

Factor

$$\frac{2 ^ {2}}{3} = 1\frac{1}{3} = 1.3333333333333333$$