Solve -4/8+3-(-6)

$$- \frac{ 4 }{ 8 } +3-(-6)$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{17}{2}=8.5$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{4}{8} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 4.

$$-\frac{1}{2}+3-\left(-6\right)$$

Convert 3 to fraction \frac{6}{2}.

$$-\frac{1}{2}+\frac{6}{2}-\left(-6\right)$$

Since -\frac{1}{2} and \frac{6}{2} have the same denominator, add them by adding their numerators.

$$\frac{-1+6}{2}-\left(-6\right)$$

Add -1 and 6 to get 5.

$$\frac{5}{2}-\left(-6\right)$$

The opposite of -6 is 6.

$$\frac{5}{2}+6$$

Convert 6 to fraction \frac{12}{2}.

$$\frac{5}{2}+\frac{12}{2}$$

Since \frac{5}{2} and \frac{12}{2} have the same denominator, add them by adding their numerators.

$$\frac{5+12}{2}$$

Add 5 and 12 to get 17.

$$\frac{17}{2}$$

Factor

$$\frac{17}{2} = 8\frac{1}{2} = 8.5$$