Solve 22/14-6

$$\frac{ 22 }{ 14 } -6$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{31}{7}\approx -4.428571429$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{22}{14} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{11}{7}-6$$

Convert 6 to fraction \frac{42}{7}.

$$\frac{11}{7}-\frac{42}{7}$$

Since \frac{11}{7} and \frac{42}{7} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{11-42}{7}$$

Subtract 42 from 11 to get -31.

$$-\frac{31}{7}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{31}{7} = -4\frac{3}{7} = -4.428571428571429$$