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6- 5 and 1/2 pls help

Sagot :

[tex]6-5\frac{1}{2}[/tex]

First, express the mixed number as a fraction:

[tex]5\frac{1}{2}=\frac{\lbrack(5\times2)+1\rbrack}{2}=\frac{11}{2}[/tex][tex]6-\frac{11}{2}[/tex]

multiply 6 by (2/2)

[tex]6\times\frac{2}{1}-\frac{11}{2}=\frac{12}{2}-\frac{11}{2}=\frac{1}{2}[/tex]