Solve -52-(140)/-36-(56)

$$\frac{ -52-(140) }{ -36-(56) }$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{48}{23}\approx 2.086956522$$

Solution Steps

Subtract 140 from -52 to get -192.

$$\frac{-192}{-36-56}$$

Subtract 56 from -36 to get -92.

$$\frac{-192}{-92}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{-192}{-92} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out -4.

$$\frac{48}{23}$$

Factor

$$\frac{2 ^ {4} \cdot 3}{23} = 2\frac{2}{23} = 2.0869565217391304$$