Solve -2(-8/13)-2

$$- 2 ( \frac { - 8 } { 13 } ) - 2$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{10}{13}\approx -0.769230769$$

Solution Steps

Fraction \frac{-8}{13} can be rewritten as -\frac{8}{13} by extracting the negative sign.

$$-2\left(-\frac{8}{13}\right)-2$$

Express -2\left(-\frac{8}{13}\right) as a single fraction.

$$\frac{-2\left(-8\right)}{13}-2$$

Multiply -2 and -8 to get 16.

$$\frac{16}{13}-2$$

Convert 2 to fraction \frac{26}{13}.

$$\frac{16}{13}-\frac{26}{13}$$

Since \frac{16}{13} and \frac{26}{13} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{16-26}{13}$$

Subtract 26 from 16 to get -10.

$$-\frac{10}{13}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{10}{13} = -0.7692307692307693$$