Solve 6*-4^2/-4^2-1

$$\frac{ 6 \times - { 4 }^{ 2 } }{ - { 4 }^{ 2 } -1 }$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{96}{17}\approx 5.647058824$$

Solution Steps

Calculate 4 to the power of 2 and get 16.

$$\frac{6\left(-16\right)}{-4^{2}-1}$$

Multiply 6 and -16 to get -96.

$$\frac{-96}{-4^{2}-1}$$

Calculate 4 to the power of 2 and get 16.

$$\frac{-96}{-16-1}$$

Subtract 1 from -16 to get -17.

$$\frac{-96}{-17}$$

Fraction \frac{-96}{-17} can be simplified to \frac{96}{17} by removing the negative sign from both the numerator and the denominator.

$$\frac{96}{17}$$

Factor

$$\frac{2 ^ {5} \cdot 3}{17} = 5\frac{11}{17} = 5.647058823529412$$