Solve 16/5*-5-7/5div0.5=

$$\frac{ 16 }{ 5 } \times -5- \frac{ 7 }{ 5 } \div 0.5=$$

Evaluate

$$-18.8$$

Solution Steps

Express \frac{16}{5}\left(-5\right) as a single fraction.

$$\frac{16\left(-5\right)}{5}-\frac{\frac{7}{5}}{0.5}$$

Multiply 16 and -5 to get -80.

$$\frac{-80}{5}-\frac{\frac{7}{5}}{0.5}$$

Divide -80 by 5 to get -16.

$$-16-\frac{\frac{7}{5}}{0.5}$$

Express \frac{\frac{7}{5}}{0.5} as a single fraction.

$$-16-\frac{7}{5\times 0.5}$$

Multiply 5 and 0.5 to get 2.5.

$$-16-\frac{7}{2.5}$$

Expand \frac{7}{2.5} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 10.

$$-16-\frac{70}{25}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{70}{25} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$-16-\frac{14}{5}$$

Convert -16 to fraction -\frac{80}{5}.

$$-\frac{80}{5}-\frac{14}{5}$$

Since -\frac{80}{5} and \frac{14}{5} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{-80-14}{5}$$

Subtract 14 from -80 to get -94.

$$-\frac{94}{5}$$

Factor

$$-18.8$$