Solve 16/6-7

$$\frac{ 16 }{ 6 } -7$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{13}{3}\approx -4.333333333$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{16}{6} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{8}{3}-7$$

Convert 7 to fraction \frac{21}{3}.

$$\frac{8}{3}-\frac{21}{3}$$

Since \frac{8}{3} and \frac{21}{3} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{8-21}{3}$$

Subtract 21 from 8 to get -13.

$$-\frac{13}{3}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{13}{3} = -4\frac{1}{3} = -4.333333333333333$$