Solve 5/2-2/3-(-1)

$$\frac { \frac { 5 } { 2 } - 2 } { 3 - ( - 1 ) }$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{1}{8}=0.125$$

Solution Steps

Convert 2 to fraction \frac{4}{2}.

$$\frac{\frac{5}{2}-\frac{4}{2}}{3-\left(-1\right)}$$

Since \frac{5}{2} and \frac{4}{2} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{\frac{5-4}{2}}{3-\left(-1\right)}$$

Subtract 4 from 5 to get 1.

$$\frac{\frac{1}{2}}{3-\left(-1\right)}$$

The opposite of -1 is 1.

$$\frac{\frac{1}{2}}{3+1}$$

Add 3 and 1 to get 4.

$$\frac{\frac{1}{2}}{4}$$

Express \frac{\frac{1}{2}}{4} as a single fraction.

$$\frac{1}{2\times 4}$$

Multiply 2 and 4 to get 8.

$$\frac{1}{8}$$

Factor

$$\frac{1}{2 ^ {3}} = 0.125$$