Solve -8/20,5*1/2

$$\frac { - 8 } { 20,5 } \cdot \frac { 1 } { 2 }$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{8}{41}\approx -0,195121951$$

Solution Steps

Expand \frac{-8}{20,5} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 10.

$$\frac{-80}{205}\times \frac{1}{2}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{-80}{205} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$-\frac{16}{41}\times \frac{1}{2}$$

Multiply -\frac{16}{41} times \frac{1}{2} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{-16}{41\times 2}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{-16}{41\times 2}.

$$\frac{-16}{82}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{-16}{82} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$-\frac{8}{41}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{8}{41} = -0.1951219512195122$$