Solve -5/4+-5/4+-1/2+25=

$$- \frac{ 5 }{ 4 } +- \frac{ 5 }{ 4 } +- \frac{ 1 }{ 2 } +25=$$

Evaluate

$$22$$

Solution Steps

Since -\frac{5}{4} and \frac{5}{4} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{-5-5}{4}-\frac{1}{2}+25$$

Subtract 5 from -5 to get -10.

$$\frac{-10}{4}-\frac{1}{2}+25$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{-10}{4} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$-\frac{5}{2}-\frac{1}{2}+25$$

Since -\frac{5}{2} and \frac{1}{2} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{-5-1}{2}+25$$

Subtract 1 from -5 to get -6.

$$\frac{-6}{2}+25$$

Divide -6 by 2 to get -3.

$$-3+25$$

Add -3 and 25 to get 22.

$$22$$

Factor

$$2\times 11$$