Solve 12-21/8/-2

$$\frac { 12 - 21 / 8 } { - 2 }$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{75}{16}=-4.6875$$

Solution Steps

Convert 12 to fraction \frac{96}{8}.

$$\frac{\frac{96}{8}-\frac{21}{8}}{-2}$$

Since \frac{96}{8} and \frac{21}{8} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{\frac{96-21}{8}}{-2}$$

Subtract 21 from 96 to get 75.

$$\frac{\frac{75}{8}}{-2}$$

Express \frac{\frac{75}{8}}{-2} as a single fraction.

$$\frac{75}{8\left(-2\right)}$$

Multiply 8 and -2 to get -16.

$$\frac{75}{-16}$$

Fraction \frac{75}{-16} can be rewritten as -\frac{75}{16} by extracting the negative sign.

$$-\frac{75}{16}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{75}{16} = -4\frac{11}{16} = -4.6875$$