Solve -7/4/frac{1{2}}

$$\frac{ - \frac{ 7 }{ 4 } }{ \frac{ 1 }{ 2 } }$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{7}{2}=-3.5$$

Solution Steps

Divide -\frac{7}{4} by \frac{1}{2} by multiplying -\frac{7}{4} by the reciprocal of \frac{1}{2}.

$$-\frac{7}{4}\times 2$$

Express -\frac{7}{4}\times 2 as a single fraction.

$$\frac{-7\times 2}{4}$$

Multiply -7 and 2 to get -14.

$$\frac{-14}{4}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{-14}{4} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$-\frac{7}{2}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{7}{2} = -3\frac{1}{2} = -3.5$$