Solve 62/6-1

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

Evaluate

$$\frac{16}{3}\approx 5.333333333$$

Solution Steps

Multiply 6 and 6 to get 36.

$$\frac{36+2}{6}-1$$

Add 36 and 2 to get 38.

$$\frac{38}{6}-1$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{38}{6} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{19}{3}-1$$

Convert 1 to fraction \frac{3}{3}.

$$\frac{19}{3}-\frac{3}{3}$$

Since \frac{19}{3} and \frac{3}{3} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{19-3}{3}$$

Subtract 3 from 19 to get 16.

$$\frac{16}{3}$$

Factor

$$\frac{2 ^ {4}}{3} = 5\frac{1}{3} = 5.333333333333333$$