Solve -5/2+-1/2

$$\frac { \frac { - 5 } { 2 } + - 1 } { 2 }$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{7}{4}=-1.75$$

Solution Steps

Fraction \frac{-5}{2} can be rewritten as -\frac{5}{2} by extracting the negative sign.

$$\frac{-\frac{5}{2}-1}{2}$$

Convert 1 to fraction \frac{2}{2}.

$$\frac{-\frac{5}{2}-\frac{2}{2}}{2}$$

Since -\frac{5}{2} and \frac{2}{2} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{\frac{-5-2}{2}}{2}$$

Subtract 2 from -5 to get -7.

$$\frac{-\frac{7}{2}}{2}$$

Express \frac{-\frac{7}{2}}{2} as a single fraction.

$$\frac{-7}{2\times 2}$$

Multiply 2 and 2 to get 4.

$$\frac{-7}{4}$$

Fraction \frac{-7}{4} can be rewritten as -\frac{7}{4} by extracting the negative sign.

$$-\frac{7}{4}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{7}{4} = -1\frac{3}{4} = -1.75$$