Solve 3+(-5/6)

$$3 + ( - \frac { 5 } { 6 } )$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{13}{6}\approx 2.166666667$$

Solution Steps

Convert 3 to fraction \frac{18}{6}.

$$\frac{18}{6}-\frac{5}{6}$$

Since \frac{18}{6} and \frac{5}{6} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{18-5}{6}$$

Subtract 5 from 18 to get 13.

$$\frac{13}{6}$$

Factor

$$\frac{13}{2 \cdot 3} = 2\frac{1}{6} = 2.1666666666666665$$