Solve 42/2-23/2

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

Evaluate

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

Solution Steps

Multiply 4 and 2 to get 8.

$$\frac{8+2}{2}-\frac{2\times 2+3}{2}$$

Add 8 and 2 to get 10.

$$\frac{10}{2}-\frac{2\times 2+3}{2}$$

Divide 10 by 2 to get 5.

$$5-\frac{2\times 2+3}{2}$$

Multiply 2 and 2 to get 4.

$$5-\frac{4+3}{2}$$

Add 4 and 3 to get 7.

$$5-\frac{7}{2}$$

Convert 5 to fraction \frac{10}{2}.

$$\frac{10}{2}-\frac{7}{2}$$

Since \frac{10}{2} and \frac{7}{2} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{10-7}{2}$$

Subtract 7 from 10 to get 3.

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

Factor

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