Solve 10-8*6/9

$$10- \frac{ 8 \times 6 }{ 9 }$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{14}{3}\approx 4.666666667$$

Solution Steps

Multiply 8 and 6 to get 48.

$$10-\frac{48}{9}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{48}{9} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 3.

$$10-\frac{16}{3}$$

Convert 10 to fraction \frac{30}{3}.

$$\frac{30}{3}-\frac{16}{3}$$

Since \frac{30}{3} and \frac{16}{3} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{30-16}{3}$$

Subtract 16 from 30 to get 14.

$$\frac{14}{3}$$

Factor

$$\frac{2 \cdot 7}{3} = 4\frac{2}{3} = 4.666666666666667$$