Solve -11/5+-3/5+12

$$- 1 \frac { 1 } { 5 } +- \frac{ 3 }{ 5 } +12$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{51}{5}=10.2$$

Solution Steps

Multiply 1 and 5 to get 5.

$$-\frac{5+1}{5}-\frac{3}{5}+12$$

Add 5 and 1 to get 6.

$$-\frac{6}{5}-\frac{3}{5}+12$$

Since -\frac{6}{5} and \frac{3}{5} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{-6-3}{5}+12$$

Subtract 3 from -6 to get -9.

$$-\frac{9}{5}+12$$

Convert 12 to fraction \frac{60}{5}.

$$-\frac{9}{5}+\frac{60}{5}$$

Since -\frac{9}{5} and \frac{60}{5} have the same denominator, add them by adding their numerators.

$$\frac{-9+60}{5}$$

Add -9 and 60 to get 51.

$$\frac{51}{5}$$

Factor

$$\frac{3 \cdot 17}{5} = 10\frac{1}{5} = 10.2$$