Solve -7/3-1/4

$$\frac{ - \frac{ 7 }{ 3 } -1 }{ 4 }$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{5}{6}\approx -0.833333333$$

Solution Steps

Convert 1 to fraction \frac{3}{3}.

$$\frac{-\frac{7}{3}-\frac{3}{3}}{4}$$

Since -\frac{7}{3} and \frac{3}{3} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{\frac{-7-3}{3}}{4}$$

Subtract 3 from -7 to get -10.

$$\frac{-\frac{10}{3}}{4}$$

Express \frac{-\frac{10}{3}}{4} as a single fraction.

$$\frac{-10}{3\times 4}$$

Multiply 3 and 4 to get 12.

$$\frac{-10}{12}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{-10}{12} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$-\frac{5}{6}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{5}{6} = -0.8333333333333334$$