Solve 1/4(-1)-4

$$\frac{ 1 }{ 4(-1) } -4$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{17}{4}=-4.25$$

Solution Steps

Multiply 4 and -1 to get -4.

$$\frac{1}{-4}-4$$

Fraction \frac{1}{-4} can be rewritten as -\frac{1}{4} by extracting the negative sign.

$$-\frac{1}{4}-4$$

Convert 4 to fraction \frac{16}{4}.

$$-\frac{1}{4}-\frac{16}{4}$$

Since -\frac{1}{4} and \frac{16}{4} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{-1-16}{4}$$

Subtract 16 from -1 to get -17.

$$-\frac{17}{4}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{17}{4} = -4\frac{1}{4} = -4.25$$