Solve -7/5*3-1/5

$$- \frac{ 7 }{ 5 } \times 3- \frac{ 1 }{ 5 }$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{22}{5}=-4.4$$

Solution Steps

Express -\frac{7}{5}\times 3 as a single fraction.

$$\frac{-7\times 3}{5}-\frac{1}{5}$$

Multiply -7 and 3 to get -21.

$$\frac{-21}{5}-\frac{1}{5}$$

Fraction \frac{-21}{5} can be rewritten as -\frac{21}{5} by extracting the negative sign.

$$-\frac{21}{5}-\frac{1}{5}$$

Since -\frac{21}{5} and \frac{1}{5} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{-21-1}{5}$$

Subtract 1 from -21 to get -22.

$$-\frac{22}{5}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{22}{5} = -4\frac{2}{5} = -4.4$$