Solve -16/6-16/6

$$- \frac{ 16 }{ 6 } - \frac{ 16 }{ 6 }$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{16}{3}\approx -5.333333333$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{16}{6} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$-\frac{8}{3}-\frac{16}{6}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{16}{6} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

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

Since -\frac{8}{3} and \frac{8}{3} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

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

Subtract 8 from -8 to get -16.

$$-\frac{16}{3}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{16}{3} = -5\frac{1}{3} = -5.333333333333333$$