Solve 8-9/10div3

$$8 - \frac { 9 } { 10 } \div 3$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{77}{10}=7.7$$

Solution Steps

Express \frac{\frac{9}{10}}{3} as a single fraction.

$$8-\frac{9}{10\times 3}$$

Multiply 10 and 3 to get 30.

$$8-\frac{9}{30}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{9}{30} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 3.

$$8-\frac{3}{10}$$

Convert 8 to fraction \frac{80}{10}.

$$\frac{80}{10}-\frac{3}{10}$$

Since \frac{80}{10} and \frac{3}{10} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{80-3}{10}$$

Subtract 3 from 80 to get 77.

$$\frac{77}{10}$$

Factor

$$\frac{7 \cdot 11}{2 \cdot 5} = 7\frac{7}{10} = 7.7$$