Solve 20/-9+-72/9

$$\frac{ 20 }{ -9 } + \frac{ -72 }{ 9 }$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{92}{9}\approx -10.222222222$$

Solution Steps

Fraction \frac{20}{-9} can be rewritten as -\frac{20}{9} by extracting the negative sign.

$$-\frac{20}{9}+\frac{-72}{9}$$

Divide -72 by 9 to get -8.

$$-\frac{20}{9}-8$$

Convert 8 to fraction \frac{72}{9}.

$$-\frac{20}{9}-\frac{72}{9}$$

Since -\frac{20}{9} and \frac{72}{9} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{-20-72}{9}$$

Subtract 72 from -20 to get -92.

$$-\frac{92}{9}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{92}{9} = -10\frac{2}{9} = -10.222222222222221$$