Solve -9/2-4

$$\frac { - 9 } { 2 } - 4$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{17}{2}=-8.5$$

Solution Steps

Fraction \frac{-9}{2} can be rewritten as -\frac{9}{2} by extracting the negative sign.

$$-\frac{9}{2}-4$$

Convert 4 to fraction \frac{8}{2}.

$$-\frac{9}{2}-\frac{8}{2}$$

Since -\frac{9}{2} and \frac{8}{2} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{-9-8}{2}$$

Subtract 8 from -9 to get -17.

$$-\frac{17}{2}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{17}{2} = -8\frac{1}{2} = -8.5$$