Solve =1/2[-35/4]

$$= \frac { 1 } { 2 } [ \frac { - 35 } { 4 } ]$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{35}{8}=-4.375$$

Solution Steps

Fraction \frac{-35}{4} can be rewritten as -\frac{35}{4} by extracting the negative sign.

$$\frac{1}{2}\left(-\frac{35}{4}\right)$$

Multiply \frac{1}{2} times -\frac{35}{4} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{1\left(-35\right)}{2\times 4}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{1\left(-35\right)}{2\times 4}.

$$\frac{-35}{8}$$

Fraction \frac{-35}{8} can be rewritten as -\frac{35}{8} by extracting the negative sign.

$$-\frac{35}{8}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{35}{8} = -4\frac{3}{8} = -4.375$$