Solve 4-2/6

$$4 - \frac { 2 } { 6 }$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{11}{3}\approx 3.666666667$$

Solution Steps

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

$$4-\frac{1}{3}$$

Convert 4 to fraction \frac{12}{3}.

$$\frac{12}{3}-\frac{1}{3}$$

Since \frac{12}{3} and \frac{1}{3} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{12-1}{3}$$

Subtract 1 from 12 to get 11.

$$\frac{11}{3}$$

Factor

$$\frac{11}{3} = 3\frac{2}{3} = 3.6666666666666665$$