Solve -3/2-6-9

$$\frac { - 3 } { 2 } - 6 - 9$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{33}{2}=-16.5$$

Solution Steps

Fraction \frac{-3}{2} can be rewritten as -\frac{3}{2} by extracting the negative sign.

$$-\frac{3}{2}-6-9$$

Convert 6 to fraction \frac{12}{2}.

$$-\frac{3}{2}-\frac{12}{2}-9$$

Since -\frac{3}{2} and \frac{12}{2} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{-3-12}{2}-9$$

Subtract 12 from -3 to get -15.

$$-\frac{15}{2}-9$$

Convert 9 to fraction \frac{18}{2}.

$$-\frac{15}{2}-\frac{18}{2}$$

Since -\frac{15}{2} and \frac{18}{2} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{-15-18}{2}$$

Subtract 18 from -15 to get -33.

$$-\frac{33}{2}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{33}{2} = -16\frac{1}{2} = -16.5$$