Solve 6-2*13/4

$$6 - 2 \times 1 \frac { 3 } { 4 }$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{5}{2}=2.5$$

Solution Steps

Multiply 1 and 4 to get 4.

$$6-2\times \frac{4+3}{4}$$

Add 4 and 3 to get 7.

$$6-2\times \frac{7}{4}$$

Express 2\times \frac{7}{4} as a single fraction.

$$6-\frac{2\times 7}{4}$$

Multiply 2 and 7 to get 14.

$$6-\frac{14}{4}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{14}{4} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$6-\frac{7}{2}$$

Convert 6 to fraction \frac{12}{2}.

$$\frac{12}{2}-\frac{7}{2}$$

Since \frac{12}{2} and \frac{7}{2} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{12-7}{2}$$

Subtract 7 from 12 to get 5.

$$\frac{5}{2}$$

Factor

$$\frac{5}{2} = 2\frac{1}{2} = 2.5$$