Solve -6/7(2)+2

$$- \frac { 6 } { 7 } ( 2 ) + 2$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{2}{7}\approx 0.285714286$$

Solution Steps

Express -\frac{6}{7}\times 2 as a single fraction.

$$\frac{-6\times 2}{7}+2$$

Multiply -6 and 2 to get -12.

$$\frac{-12}{7}+2$$

Fraction \frac{-12}{7} can be rewritten as -\frac{12}{7} by extracting the negative sign.

$$-\frac{12}{7}+2$$

Convert 2 to fraction \frac{14}{7}.

$$-\frac{12}{7}+\frac{14}{7}$$

Since -\frac{12}{7} and \frac{14}{7} have the same denominator, add them by adding their numerators.

$$\frac{-12+14}{7}$$

Add -12 and 14 to get 2.

$$\frac{2}{7}$$

Factor

$$\frac{2}{7} = 0.2857142857142857$$