Solve (b/b-4/3)-5

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

Evaluate

$$-\frac{19}{3}\approx -6.333333333$$

Solution Steps

Divide b by b to get 1.

$$1\times \frac{-4}{3}-5$$

Fraction \frac{-4}{3} can be rewritten as -\frac{4}{3} by extracting the negative sign.

$$1\left(-\frac{4}{3}\right)-5$$

Multiply 1 and -\frac{4}{3} to get -\frac{4}{3}.

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

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

$$-\frac{4}{3}-\frac{15}{3}$$

Since -\frac{4}{3} and \frac{15}{3} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{-4-15}{3}$$

Subtract 15 from -4 to get -19.

$$-\frac{19}{3}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{19}{3} = -6\frac{1}{3} = -6.333333333333333$$