Solve 2*4-11/12*6

$$2 \times 4 - 11 / 12 \cdot 6$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{5}{2}=2.5$$

Solution Steps

Multiply 2 and 4 to get 8.

$$8-\frac{11}{12}\times 6$$

Express \frac{11}{12}\times 6 as a single fraction.

$$8-\frac{11\times 6}{12}$$

Multiply 11 and 6 to get 66.

$$8-\frac{66}{12}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{66}{12} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 6.

$$8-\frac{11}{2}$$

Convert 8 to fraction \frac{16}{2}.

$$\frac{16}{2}-\frac{11}{2}$$

Since \frac{16}{2} and \frac{11}{2} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{16-11}{2}$$

Subtract 11 from 16 to get 5.

$$\frac{5}{2}$$

Factor

$$\frac{5}{2} = 2\frac{1}{2} = 2.5$$