Solve -0.6(-5^4-1)/-5-1

$$\frac{ -0.6(- { 5 }^{ 4 } -1) }{ -5-1 }$$

Evaluate

$$-62.6$$

Solution Steps

Calculate 5 to the power of 4 and get 625.

$$\frac{-0.6\left(-625-1\right)}{-5-1}$$

Subtract 1 from -625 to get -626.

$$\frac{-0.6\left(-626\right)}{-5-1}$$

Multiply -0.6 and -626 to get 375.6.

$$\frac{375.6}{-5-1}$$

Subtract 1 from -5 to get -6.

$$\frac{375.6}{-6}$$

Expand \frac{375.6}{-6} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 10.

$$\frac{3756}{-60}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{3756}{-60} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 12.

$$-\frac{313}{5}$$

Factor

$$-62.6$$