Solve -2/3*2-2

$$\frac{ -2 }{ 3 } \times 2-2$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{10}{3}\approx -3.333333333$$

Solution Steps

Fraction \frac{-2}{3} can be rewritten as -\frac{2}{3} by extracting the negative sign.

$$-\frac{2}{3}\times 2-2$$

Express -\frac{2}{3}\times 2 as a single fraction.

$$\frac{-2\times 2}{3}-2$$

Multiply -2 and 2 to get -4.

$$\frac{-4}{3}-2$$

Fraction \frac{-4}{3} can be rewritten as -\frac{4}{3} by extracting the negative sign.

$$-\frac{4}{3}-2$$

Convert 2 to fraction \frac{6}{3}.

$$-\frac{4}{3}-\frac{6}{3}$$

Since -\frac{4}{3} and \frac{6}{3} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{-4-6}{3}$$

Subtract 6 from -4 to get -10.

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

Factor

$$-\frac{10}{3} = -3\frac{1}{3} = -3.3333333333333335$$