Solve (1/5-7)*70

$$( \frac { 1 } { 5 } - 7 ) \times 70$$

Evaluate

$$-476$$

Solution Steps

Convert 7 to fraction \frac{35}{5}.

$$\left(\frac{1}{5}-\frac{35}{5}\right)\times 70$$

Since \frac{1}{5} and \frac{35}{5} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{1-35}{5}\times 70$$

Subtract 35 from 1 to get -34.

$$-\frac{34}{5}\times 70$$

Express -\frac{34}{5}\times 70 as a single fraction.

$$\frac{-34\times 70}{5}$$

Multiply -34 and 70 to get -2380.

$$\frac{-2380}{5}$$

Divide -2380 by 5 to get -476.

$$-476$$

Factor

$$-476$$