Solve 1/8left(16-2right)-4

$$\frac{ 1 }{ 8 } \left( 16-2 \right) -4$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{9}{4}=-2.25$$

Solution Steps

Subtract 2 from 16 to get 14.

$$\frac{1}{8}\times 14-4$$

Multiply \frac{1}{8} and 14 to get \frac{14}{8}.

$$\frac{14}{8}-4$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{14}{8} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{7}{4}-4$$

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

$$\frac{7}{4}-\frac{16}{4}$$

Since \frac{7}{4} and \frac{16}{4} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{7-16}{4}$$

Subtract 16 from 7 to get -9.

$$-\frac{9}{4}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{9}{4} = -2\frac{1}{4} = -2.25$$