Solve 1/5left(-1+2*0.156-3-0.508right)

$$\frac{ 1 }{ 5 } \left( -1+2 \cdot 0.156-3-0.508 \right)$$

Evaluate

$$-0.8392$$

Solution Steps

Multiply 2 and 0.156 to get 0.312.

$$\frac{1}{5}\left(-1+0.312-3-0.508\right)$$

Add -1 and 0.312 to get -0.688.

$$\frac{1}{5}\left(-0.688-3-0.508\right)$$

Subtract 3 from -0.688 to get -3.688.

$$\frac{1}{5}\left(-3.688-0.508\right)$$

Subtract 0.508 from -3.688 to get -4.196.

$$\frac{1}{5}\left(-4.196\right)$$

Convert decimal number -4.196 to fraction -\frac{4196}{1000}. Reduce the fraction -\frac{4196}{1000} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 4.

$$\frac{1}{5}\left(-\frac{1049}{250}\right)$$

Multiply \frac{1}{5} times -\frac{1049}{250} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{1\left(-1049\right)}{5\times 250}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{1\left(-1049\right)}{5\times 250}.

$$\frac{-1049}{1250}$$

Fraction \frac{-1049}{1250} can be rewritten as -\frac{1049}{1250} by extracting the negative sign.

$$-\frac{1049}{1250}$$

Factor

$$-0.8392$$