Solve -2/3-3-2

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

Evaluate

$$-\frac{17}{3}\approx -5.666666667$$

Solution Steps

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

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

Convert 3 to fraction \frac{9}{3}.

$$-\frac{2}{3}-\frac{9}{3}-2$$

Since -\frac{2}{3} and \frac{9}{3} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{-2-9}{3}-2$$

Subtract 9 from -2 to get -11.

$$-\frac{11}{3}-2$$

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

$$-\frac{11}{3}-\frac{6}{3}$$

Since -\frac{11}{3} and \frac{6}{3} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{-11-6}{3}$$

Subtract 6 from -11 to get -17.

$$-\frac{17}{3}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{17}{3} = -5\frac{2}{3} = -5.666666666666667$$