Solve 1/8left(-2-2right)-4

$$\frac{ 1 }{ 8 } \left( -2-2 \right) -4$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{9}{2}=-4.5$$

Solution Steps

Subtract 2 from -2 to get -4.

$$\frac{1}{8}\left(-4\right)-4$$

Multiply \frac{1}{8} and -4 to get \frac{-4}{8}.

$$\frac{-4}{8}-4$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{-4}{8} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 4.

$$-\frac{1}{2}-4$$

Convert 4 to fraction \frac{8}{2}.

$$-\frac{1}{2}-\frac{8}{2}$$

Since -\frac{1}{2} and \frac{8}{2} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{-1-8}{2}$$

Subtract 8 from -1 to get -9.

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

Factor

$$-\frac{9}{2} = -4\frac{1}{2} = -4.5$$