Solve 1-1/2/4(-frac{1{2})}

$$\frac { 1 - \frac { 1 } { 2 } } { 4 ( - \frac { 1 } { 2 } ) }$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{1}{4}=-0.25$$

Solution Steps

Convert 1 to fraction \frac{2}{2}.

$$\frac{\frac{2}{2}-\frac{1}{2}}{4\left(-\frac{1}{2}\right)}$$

Since \frac{2}{2} and \frac{1}{2} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{\frac{2-1}{2}}{4\left(-\frac{1}{2}\right)}$$

Subtract 1 from 2 to get 1.

$$\frac{\frac{1}{2}}{4\left(-\frac{1}{2}\right)}$$

Express 4\left(-\frac{1}{2}\right) as a single fraction.

$$\frac{\frac{1}{2}}{\frac{4\left(-1\right)}{2}}$$

Multiply 4 and -1 to get -4.

$$\frac{\frac{1}{2}}{\frac{-4}{2}}$$

Divide -4 by 2 to get -2.

$$\frac{\frac{1}{2}}{-2}$$

Express \frac{\frac{1}{2}}{-2} as a single fraction.

$$\frac{1}{2\left(-2\right)}$$

Multiply 2 and -2 to get -4.

$$\frac{1}{-4}$$

Fraction \frac{1}{-4} can be rewritten as -\frac{1}{4} by extracting the negative sign.

$$-\frac{1}{4}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{1}{4} = -0.25$$