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

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

Evaluate

$$-\frac{15}{4}=-3.75$$

Solution Steps

Subtract 2 from 4 to get 2.

$$\frac{1}{8}\times 2-4$$

Multiply \frac{1}{8} and 2 to get \frac{2}{8}.

$$\frac{2}{8}-4$$

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

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

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 -15.

$$-\frac{15}{4}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{15}{4} = -3\frac{3}{4} = -3.75$$