Solve --17/4/2-1

$$- \frac{ - \frac{ 17 }{ 4 } }{ 2 } -1$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{9}{8}=1.125$$

Solution Steps

Express \frac{-\frac{17}{4}}{2} as a single fraction.

$$-\frac{-17}{4\times 2}-1$$

Multiply 4 and 2 to get 8.

$$-\frac{-17}{8}-1$$

Fraction \frac{-17}{8} can be rewritten as -\frac{17}{8} by extracting the negative sign.

$$-\left(-\frac{17}{8}\right)-1$$

The opposite of -\frac{17}{8} is \frac{17}{8}.

$$\frac{17}{8}-1$$

Convert 1 to fraction \frac{8}{8}.

$$\frac{17}{8}-\frac{8}{8}$$

Since \frac{17}{8} and \frac{8}{8} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{17-8}{8}$$

Subtract 8 from 17 to get 9.

$$\frac{9}{8}$$

Factor

$$\frac{3 ^ {2}}{2 ^ {3}} = 1\frac{1}{8} = 1.125$$