Solve -64/6+8

$$- \frac { 64 } { 6 } + 8$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{8}{3}\approx -2.666666667$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{64}{6} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$-\frac{32}{3}+8$$

Convert 8 to fraction \frac{24}{3}.

$$-\frac{32}{3}+\frac{24}{3}$$

Since -\frac{32}{3} and \frac{24}{3} have the same denominator, add them by adding their numerators.

$$\frac{-32+24}{3}$$

Add -32 and 24 to get -8.

$$-\frac{8}{3}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{8}{3} = -2\frac{2}{3} = -2.6666666666666665$$