Solve 140*(1-1/6)

$$140 \times ( 1 - \frac { 1 } { 6 } )$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{350}{3}\approx 116.666666667$$

Solution Steps

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

$$140\left(\frac{6}{6}-\frac{1}{6}\right)$$

Since \frac{6}{6} and \frac{1}{6} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$140\times \frac{6-1}{6}$$

Subtract 1 from 6 to get 5.

$$140\times \frac{5}{6}$$

Express 140\times \frac{5}{6} as a single fraction.

$$\frac{140\times 5}{6}$$

Multiply 140 and 5 to get 700.

$$\frac{700}{6}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{700}{6} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{350}{3}$$

Factor

$$\frac{2 \cdot 5 ^ {2} \cdot 7}{3} = 116\frac{2}{3} = 116.66666666666667$$