Solve -6/20+8/-6

$$\frac { - 6 } { 20 } + \frac { 8 } { - 6 }$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{49}{30}\approx -1.633333333$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{-6}{20} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$-\frac{3}{10}+\frac{8}{-6}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{8}{-6} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$-\frac{3}{10}-\frac{4}{3}$$

Least common multiple of 10 and 3 is 30. Convert -\frac{3}{10} and \frac{4}{3} to fractions with denominator 30.

$$-\frac{9}{30}-\frac{40}{30}$$

Since -\frac{9}{30} and \frac{40}{30} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{-9-40}{30}$$

Subtract 40 from -9 to get -49.

$$-\frac{49}{30}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{49}{30} = -1\frac{19}{30} = -1.6333333333333333$$