Solve 9726/4-40497

$$\frac{ 9726 }{ 4 } -40497$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{76131}{2}=-38065.5$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{9726}{4} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{4863}{2}-40497$$

Convert 40497 to fraction \frac{80994}{2}.

$$\frac{4863}{2}-\frac{80994}{2}$$

Since \frac{4863}{2} and \frac{80994}{2} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{4863-80994}{2}$$

Subtract 80994 from 4863 to get -76131.

$$-\frac{76131}{2}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{76131}{2} = -38065\frac{1}{2} = -38065.5$$