Solve 7/3-9/6

$$\frac{ 7 }{ 3 } - \frac{ 9 }{ 6 }$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{5}{6}\approx 0.833333333$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{9}{6} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 3.

$$\frac{7}{3}-\frac{3}{2}$$

Least common multiple of 3 and 2 is 6. Convert \frac{7}{3} and \frac{3}{2} to fractions with denominator 6.

$$\frac{14}{6}-\frac{9}{6}$$

Since \frac{14}{6} and \frac{9}{6} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{14-9}{6}$$

Subtract 9 from 14 to get 5.

$$\frac{5}{6}$$

Factor

$$\frac{5}{2 \cdot 3} = 0.8333333333333334$$