Solve 8/6-1

$$8 / 6 - 1$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{1}{3}\approx 0.333333333$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{8}{6} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{4}{3}-1$$

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

$$\frac{4}{3}-\frac{3}{3}$$

Since \frac{4}{3} and \frac{3}{3} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{4-3}{3}$$

Subtract 3 from 4 to get 1.

$$\frac{1}{3}$$

Factor

$$\frac{1}{3} = 0.3333333333333333$$