Solve 52/4-21/2

$$5 \frac { 2 } { 4 } - 2 \frac { 1 } { 2 }$$

Evaluate

$$3$$

Solution Steps

Multiply 5 and 4 to get 20.

$$\frac{20+2}{4}-\frac{2\times 2+1}{2}$$

Add 20 and 2 to get 22.

$$\frac{22}{4}-\frac{2\times 2+1}{2}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{22}{4} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{11}{2}-\frac{2\times 2+1}{2}$$

Multiply 2 and 2 to get 4.

$$\frac{11}{2}-\frac{4+1}{2}$$

Add 4 and 1 to get 5.

$$\frac{11}{2}-\frac{5}{2}$$

Since \frac{11}{2} and \frac{5}{2} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{11-5}{2}$$

Subtract 5 from 11 to get 6.

$$\frac{6}{2}$$

Divide 6 by 2 to get 3.

$$3$$

Factor

$$3$$