Solve 120/305-40/2

$$\frac { 120 } { 305 } - \frac { 40 } { 2 }$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{1196}{61}\approx -19.606557377$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{120}{305} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$\frac{24}{61}-\frac{40}{2}$$

Divide 40 by 2 to get 20.

$$\frac{24}{61}-20$$

Convert 20 to fraction \frac{1220}{61}.

$$\frac{24}{61}-\frac{1220}{61}$$

Since \frac{24}{61} and \frac{1220}{61} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{24-1220}{61}$$

Subtract 1220 from 24 to get -1196.

$$-\frac{1196}{61}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{1196}{61} = -19\frac{37}{61} = -19.60655737704918$$