Solve -67/16-1

$$\frac { - 67 } { 16 } - 1$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{83}{16}=-5.1875$$

Solution Steps

Fraction \frac{-67}{16} can be rewritten as -\frac{67}{16} by extracting the negative sign.

$$-\frac{67}{16}-1$$

Convert 1 to fraction \frac{16}{16}.

$$-\frac{67}{16}-\frac{16}{16}$$

Since -\frac{67}{16} and \frac{16}{16} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{-67-16}{16}$$

Subtract 16 from -67 to get -83.

$$-\frac{83}{16}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{83}{16} = -5\frac{3}{16} = -5.1875$$