Solve 1-30/36=

$$1- \frac{ 30 }{ 36 } =$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{1}{6}\approx 0.166666667$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{30}{36} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 6.

$$1-\frac{5}{6}$$

Convert 1 to fraction \frac{6}{6}.

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

Since \frac{6}{6} and \frac{5}{6} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

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

Subtract 5 from 6 to get 1.

$$\frac{1}{6}$$

Factor

$$\frac{1}{2 \cdot 3} = 0.16666666666666666$$