Solve 4/5-(-0.6)-3

$$\frac{ 4 }{ 5 } -(-0.6)-3$$

Evaluate

$$-1.6$$

Solution Steps

The opposite of -0.6 is 0.6.

$$\frac{4}{5}+0.6-3$$

Convert decimal number 0.6 to fraction \frac{6}{10}. Reduce the fraction \frac{6}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

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

Since \frac{4}{5} and \frac{3}{5} have the same denominator, add them by adding their numerators.

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

Add 4 and 3 to get 7.

$$\frac{7}{5}-3$$

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

$$\frac{7}{5}-\frac{15}{5}$$

Since \frac{7}{5} and \frac{15}{5} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{7-15}{5}$$

Subtract 15 from 7 to get -8.

$$-\frac{8}{5}$$

Factor

$$-1.6$$