Solve -15/30-0,2

$$- \frac { 15 } { 30 } - 0,2$$

Evaluate

$$-0,7$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{15}{30} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 15.

$$-\frac{1}{2}-0,2$$

Convert decimal number 0,2 to fraction \frac{2}{10}. Reduce the fraction \frac{2}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$-\frac{1}{2}-\frac{1}{5}$$

Least common multiple of 2 and 5 is 10. Convert -\frac{1}{2} and \frac{1}{5} to fractions with denominator 10.

$$-\frac{5}{10}-\frac{2}{10}$$

Since -\frac{5}{10} and \frac{2}{10} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{-5-2}{10}$$

Subtract 2 from -5 to get -7.

$$-\frac{7}{10}$$

Factor

$$-0,7$$