Solve 3(1/3)-2(1/3)

$$3 ( \frac { 1 } { 3 } ) - 2 ( \frac { 1 } { 3 } )$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{1}{3}\approx 0.333333333$$

Solution Steps

Cancel out 3 and 3.

$$1-2\times \frac{1}{3}$$

Multiply 2 and \frac{1}{3} to get \frac{2}{3}.

$$1-\frac{2}{3}$$

Convert 1 to fraction \frac{3}{3}.

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

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

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

Subtract 2 from 3 to get 1.

$$\frac{1}{3}$$

Factor

$$\frac{1}{3} = 0.3333333333333333$$