Solve -61/36-15/60

$$- \frac{ 61 }{ 36 } - \frac{ 15 }{ 60 }$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{35}{18}\approx -1.944444444$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{15}{60} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 15.

$$-\frac{61}{36}-\frac{1}{4}$$

Least common multiple of 36 and 4 is 36. Convert -\frac{61}{36} and \frac{1}{4} to fractions with denominator 36.

$$-\frac{61}{36}-\frac{9}{36}$$

Since -\frac{61}{36} and \frac{9}{36} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{-61-9}{36}$$

Subtract 9 from -61 to get -70.

$$\frac{-70}{36}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{-70}{36} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$-\frac{35}{18}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{35}{18} = -1\frac{17}{18} = -1.9444444444444444$$