Solve 1.25/2-5

$$\frac { 1.25 } { 2 } - 5$$

Evaluate

$$-4.375$$

Solution Steps

Expand \frac{1.25}{2} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 100.

$$\frac{125}{200}-5$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{125}{200} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 25.

$$\frac{5}{8}-5$$

Convert 5 to fraction \frac{40}{8}.

$$\frac{5}{8}-\frac{40}{8}$$

Since \frac{5}{8} and \frac{40}{8} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{5-40}{8}$$

Subtract 40 from 5 to get -35.

$$-\frac{35}{8}$$

Factor

$$-4.375$$