Solve -6/7+-6/7

$$\frac { - 6 } { 7 } + \frac { - 6 } { 7 }$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{12}{7}\approx -1.714285714$$

Solution Steps

Fraction \frac{-6}{7} can be rewritten as -\frac{6}{7} by extracting the negative sign.

$$-\frac{6}{7}+\frac{-6}{7}$$

Fraction \frac{-6}{7} can be rewritten as -\frac{6}{7} by extracting the negative sign.

$$-\frac{6}{7}-\frac{6}{7}$$

Since -\frac{6}{7} and \frac{6}{7} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{-6-6}{7}$$

Subtract 6 from -6 to get -12.

$$-\frac{12}{7}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{12}{7} = -1\frac{5}{7} = -1.7142857142857142$$