Solve 8/6-63

$$\frac{ 8 }{ 6 } -63$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{185}{3}\approx -61.666666667$$

Solution Steps

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

$$\frac{4}{3}-63$$

Convert 63 to fraction \frac{189}{3}.

$$\frac{4}{3}-\frac{189}{3}$$

Since \frac{4}{3} and \frac{189}{3} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{4-189}{3}$$

Subtract 189 from 4 to get -185.

$$-\frac{185}{3}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{185}{3} = -61\frac{2}{3} = -61.666666666666664$$