Solve 2-1/6*4

$$2 - \frac { 1 } { 6 } \times 4$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{4}{3}\approx 1.333333333$$

Solution Steps

Multiply \frac{1}{6} and 4 to get \frac{4}{6}.

$$2-\frac{4}{6}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{4}{6} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$2-\frac{2}{3}$$

Convert 2 to fraction \frac{6}{3}.

$$\frac{6}{3}-\frac{2}{3}$$

Since \frac{6}{3} and \frac{2}{3} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{6-2}{3}$$

Subtract 2 from 6 to get 4.

$$\frac{4}{3}$$

Factor

$$\frac{2 ^ {2}}{3} = 1\frac{1}{3} = 1.3333333333333333$$