simplify 1/2+1/2-1/6 — step-by-step solution

Let's reduce:

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

ⓘ To add fractions, put them over the same denominator, then add the numerators:

\frac{1}{2} + \frac{1}{2}

\frac{1 + 1}{2}

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

ⓘ The numerator and the denominator are computed before the division:

1 + 1

2

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

ⓘ To add fractions, put them over the same denominator, then add the numerators. We choose

6

, the least common multiple of

2

and

6

. Multiplying the numerator and the denominator by the same number does not change the fraction:

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

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

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

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

ⓘ Multiplications are done before additions and subtractions:

2 \times 3

6

\frac{6 - 1}{6}

ⓘ The numerator and the denominator are computed before the division:

6 - 1

5

▶Simplified form:

\frac{5}{6}

The numeric value of:

\frac{5}{6}

is:

▷

\approx 0.8333