Solve 2/3*-2-5

$$\frac{ 2 }{ 3 } \times -2-5$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{19}{3}\approx -6.333333333$$

Solution Steps

Express \frac{2}{3}\left(-2\right) as a single fraction.

$$\frac{2\left(-2\right)}{3}-5$$

Multiply 2 and -2 to get -4.

$$\frac{-4}{3}-5$$

Fraction \frac{-4}{3} can be rewritten as -\frac{4}{3} by extracting the negative sign.

$$-\frac{4}{3}-5$$

Convert 5 to fraction \frac{15}{3}.

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

Since -\frac{4}{3} and \frac{15}{3} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

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

Subtract 15 from -4 to get -19.

$$-\frac{19}{3}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{19}{3} = -6\frac{1}{3} = -6.333333333333333$$