Solve 5-14/6

$$5 - 1 \frac { 4 } { 6 }$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{10}{3}\approx 3.333333333$$

Solution Steps

Multiply 1 and 6 to get 6.

$$5-\frac{6+4}{6}$$

Add 6 and 4 to get 10.

$$5-\frac{10}{6}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{10}{6} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$5-\frac{5}{3}$$

Convert 5 to fraction \frac{15}{3}.

$$\frac{15}{3}-\frac{5}{3}$$

Since \frac{15}{3} and \frac{5}{3} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{15-5}{3}$$

Subtract 5 from 15 to get 10.

$$\frac{10}{3}$$

Factor

$$\frac{2 \cdot 5}{3} = 3\frac{1}{3} = 3.3333333333333335$$