Solve 20-11/12

$$20 - \frac { 11 } { 12 }$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{229}{12}\approx 19.083333333$$

Solution Steps

Convert 20 to fraction \frac{240}{12}.

$$\frac{240}{12}-\frac{11}{12}$$

Since \frac{240}{12} and \frac{11}{12} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{240-11}{12}$$

Subtract 11 from 240 to get 229.

$$\frac{229}{12}$$

Factor

$$\frac{229}{2 ^ {2} \cdot 3} = 19\frac{1}{12} = 19.083333333333332$$