Solve 1/-7*2-2

$$\frac{ 1 }{ -7 } \times 2-2$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{16}{7}\approx -2.285714286$$

Solution Steps

Fraction \frac{1}{-7} can be rewritten as -\frac{1}{7} by extracting the negative sign.

$$-\frac{1}{7}\times 2-2$$

Express -\frac{1}{7}\times 2 as a single fraction.

$$\frac{-2}{7}-2$$

Fraction \frac{-2}{7} can be rewritten as -\frac{2}{7} by extracting the negative sign.

$$-\frac{2}{7}-2$$

Convert 2 to fraction \frac{14}{7}.

$$-\frac{2}{7}-\frac{14}{7}$$

Since -\frac{2}{7} and \frac{14}{7} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{-2-14}{7}$$

Subtract 14 from -2 to get -16.

$$-\frac{16}{7}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{16}{7} = -2\frac{2}{7} = -2.2857142857142856$$