Solve -1/2div+3/8=

$$- 1 / 2 \div + 3 / 8 =$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{4}{3}\approx -1.333333333$$

Solution Steps

Divide -\frac{1}{2} by \frac{3}{8} by multiplying -\frac{1}{2} by the reciprocal of \frac{3}{8}.

$$-\frac{1}{2}\times \frac{8}{3}$$

Multiply -\frac{1}{2} times \frac{8}{3} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{-8}{2\times 3}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{-8}{2\times 3}.

$$\frac{-8}{6}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{-8}{6} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$-\frac{4}{3}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{4}{3} = -1\frac{1}{3} = -1.3333333333333333$$