Solve -8/5-5/2

$$\frac{ -8 }{ 5 } \frac{ -5 }{ 2 }$$

Evaluate

$$4$$

Solution Steps

Fraction \frac{-8}{5} can be rewritten as -\frac{8}{5} by extracting the negative sign.

$$-\frac{8}{5}\times \frac{-5}{2}$$

Fraction \frac{-5}{2} can be rewritten as -\frac{5}{2} by extracting the negative sign.

$$-\frac{8}{5}\left(-\frac{5}{2}\right)$$

Multiply -\frac{8}{5} times -\frac{5}{2} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{-8\left(-5\right)}{5\times 2}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{-8\left(-5\right)}{5\times 2}.

$$\frac{40}{10}$$

Divide 40 by 10 to get 4.

$$4$$

Factor

$$2^{2}$$