Solve 5(1-4)+2^3/(2)(-7)

$$\frac{ 5(1-4)+ { 2 }^{ 3 } }{ (2)(-7) }$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{1}{2}=0.5$$

Solution Steps

Subtract 4 from 1 to get -3.

$$\frac{5\left(-3\right)+2^{3}}{2\left(-7\right)}$$

Multiply 5 and -3 to get -15.

$$\frac{-15+2^{3}}{2\left(-7\right)}$$

Calculate 2 to the power of 3 and get 8.

$$\frac{-15+8}{2\left(-7\right)}$$

Add -15 and 8 to get -7.

$$\frac{-7}{2\left(-7\right)}$$

Multiply 2 and -7 to get -14.

$$\frac{-7}{-14}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{-7}{-14} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out -7.

$$\frac{1}{2}$$

Factor

$$\frac{1}{2} = 0.5$$