Solve -5/2-3/5

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

Evaluate

$$-\frac{31}{10}=-3.1$$

Solution Steps

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

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

Least common multiple of 2 and 5 is 10. Convert -\frac{5}{2} and \frac{3}{5} to fractions with denominator 10.

$$-\frac{25}{10}-\frac{6}{10}$$

Since -\frac{25}{10} and \frac{6}{10} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{-25-6}{10}$$

Subtract 6 from -25 to get -31.

$$-\frac{31}{10}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{31}{10} = -3\frac{1}{10} = -3.1$$