Solve 5-21/6

$$5 - 2 \frac { 1 } { 6 }$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{17}{6}\approx 2.833333333$$

Solution Steps

Multiply 2 and 6 to get 12.

$$5-\frac{12+1}{6}$$

Add 12 and 1 to get 13.

$$5-\frac{13}{6}$$

Convert 5 to fraction \frac{30}{6}.

$$\frac{30}{6}-\frac{13}{6}$$

Since \frac{30}{6} and \frac{13}{6} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{30-13}{6}$$

Subtract 13 from 30 to get 17.

$$\frac{17}{6}$$

Factor

$$\frac{17}{2 \cdot 3} = 2\frac{5}{6} = 2.8333333333333335$$