Solve 3-3/42

$$3- \frac{ 3 }{ 4 } 2$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{3}{2}=1.5$$

Solution Steps

Express \frac{3}{4}\times 2 as a single fraction.

$$3-\frac{3\times 2}{4}$$

Multiply 3 and 2 to get 6.

$$3-\frac{6}{4}$$

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

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

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

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

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

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

Subtract 3 from 6 to get 3.

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

Factor

$$\frac{3}{2} = 1\frac{1}{2} = 1.5$$