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Subtract 5/6 - 1/3

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Answer
12\boxed{\frac{1}{2}}

Adding 12\frac{1}{2} back to 13\frac{1}{3} gives 12+13=36+26=56\frac{1}{2} + \frac{1}{3} = \frac{3}{6} + \frac{2}{6} = \frac{5}{6}, which confirms the result.

Problem: Evaluate the expression 56−13\frac{5}{6} - \frac{1}{3}.

Steps

  1. Find a common denominator
    56−26\frac{5}{6} - \frac{2}{6}
  2. Subtract the numerators over the common denominator
    5−26\frac{5 - 2}{6}
  3. Simplify the numerator
    36\frac{3}{6}
  4. Reduce the fraction
    12\frac{1}{2}

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