Solve 9/16-4*1/8*2

$$\frac { 9 } { 16 } - 4 \cdot \frac { 1 } { 8 } \cdot 2$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{7}{16}=-0.4375$$

Solution Steps

Multiply 4 and \frac{1}{8} to get \frac{4}{8}.

$$\frac{9}{16}-\frac{4}{8}\times 2$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{4}{8} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 4.

$$\frac{9}{16}-\frac{1}{2}\times 2$$

Cancel out 2 and 2.

$$\frac{9}{16}-1$$

Convert 1 to fraction \frac{16}{16}.

$$\frac{9}{16}-\frac{16}{16}$$

Since \frac{9}{16} and \frac{16}{16} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{9-16}{16}$$

Subtract 16 from 9 to get -7.

$$-\frac{7}{16}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{7}{16} = -0.4375$$