Solve 0.125+2.5-1/3-1

$$0.125 + 2.5 - \frac { 1 } { 3 } - 1$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{31}{24}\approx 1.291666667$$

Solution Steps

Add 0.125 and 2.5 to get 2.625.

$$2.625-\frac{1}{3}-1$$

Convert decimal number 2.625 to fraction \frac{2625}{1000}. Reduce the fraction \frac{2625}{1000} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 125.

$$\frac{21}{8}-\frac{1}{3}-1$$

Least common multiple of 8 and 3 is 24. Convert \frac{21}{8} and \frac{1}{3} to fractions with denominator 24.

$$\frac{63}{24}-\frac{8}{24}-1$$

Since \frac{63}{24} and \frac{8}{24} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{63-8}{24}-1$$

Subtract 8 from 63 to get 55.

$$\frac{55}{24}-1$$

Convert 1 to fraction \frac{24}{24}.

$$\frac{55}{24}-\frac{24}{24}$$

Since \frac{55}{24} and \frac{24}{24} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{55-24}{24}$$

Subtract 24 from 55 to get 31.

$$\frac{31}{24}$$

Factor

$$\frac{31}{3 \cdot 2 ^ {3}} = 1\frac{7}{24} = 1.2916666666666667$$