Solve 12/18-20/6

$$\frac{ 12 }{ 18 } - \frac{ 20 }{ 6 }$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{8}{3}\approx -2.666666667$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{12}{18} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 6.

$$\frac{2}{3}-\frac{20}{6}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{20}{6} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{2}{3}-\frac{10}{3}$$

Since \frac{2}{3} and \frac{10}{3} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{2-10}{3}$$

Subtract 10 from 2 to get -8.

$$-\frac{8}{3}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{8}{3} = -2\frac{2}{3} = -2.6666666666666665$$