Solve -3/5+2/2*-2/7=

$$\frac { - 3 } { 5 } + \frac { 2 } { 2 } \cdot \frac { - 2 } { 7 } =$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{31}{35}\approx -0.885714286$$

Solution Steps

Divide 2 by 2 to get 1.

$$\frac{-3}{5}+1\times \frac{-2}{7}$$

Fraction \frac{-3}{5} can be rewritten as -\frac{3}{5} by extracting the negative sign.

$$-\frac{3}{5}+1\times \frac{-2}{7}$$

Fraction \frac{-2}{7} can be rewritten as -\frac{2}{7} by extracting the negative sign.

$$-\frac{3}{5}+1\left(-\frac{2}{7}\right)$$

Multiply 1 and -\frac{2}{7} to get -\frac{2}{7}.

$$-\frac{3}{5}-\frac{2}{7}$$

Least common multiple of 5 and 7 is 35. Convert -\frac{3}{5} and \frac{2}{7} to fractions with denominator 35.

$$-\frac{21}{35}-\frac{10}{35}$$

Since -\frac{21}{35} and \frac{10}{35} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{-21-10}{35}$$

Subtract 10 from -21 to get -31.

$$-\frac{31}{35}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{31}{35} = -0.8857142857142857$$