Solve 1/3*-2-3

$$\frac{ 1 }{ 3 } \times -2-3$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{11}{3}\approx -3.666666667$$

Solution Steps

Multiply \frac{1}{3} and -2 to get \frac{-2}{3}.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Subtract 9 from -2 to get -11.

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

Factor

$$-\frac{11}{3} = -3\frac{2}{3} = -3.6666666666666665$$