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on Jan 28, 2025 at 4:58 pm



You asked:

Evaluate the expression: 41624\frac{1}{6} - 2

MathBot Answer:

4162=136=2.16 4\frac{1}{6} - 2 = \frac{13}{6} = 2.1\overline{6}


The sum can be computed by rewriting each term over a common denominator, where the least common denominator of 41\frac{4}{1}, 16\frac{1}{6}, and 21\frac{-2}{1} is 66. 4162=4616+1161+2616=24+1+126=136 \begin{aligned} 4\frac{1}{6} - 2 &= \frac{4 \cdot 6}{1 \cdot 6} + \frac{1 \cdot 1}{6 \cdot 1} + \frac{-2 \cdot 6}{1 \cdot 6} \\ &= \frac{24 + 1 + -12}{6} \\ &= \frac{13}{6} \end{aligned}