Solve 2-1/6=

$$2 - \frac { 1 } { 6 } =$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{11}{6}\approx 1.833333333$$

Solution Steps

Convert 2 to fraction \frac{12}{6}.

$$\frac{12}{6}-\frac{1}{6}$$

Since \frac{12}{6} and \frac{1}{6} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{12-1}{6}$$

Subtract 1 from 12 to get 11.

$$\frac{11}{6}$$

Factor

$$\frac{11}{2 \cdot 3} = 1\frac{5}{6} = 1.8333333333333333$$