Solve -3-1/2+3

$$- 3 - \frac { 1 } { 2 } + 3$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{1}{2}=-0.5$$

Solution Steps

Convert -3 to fraction -\frac{6}{2}.

$$-\frac{6}{2}-\frac{1}{2}+3$$

Since -\frac{6}{2} and \frac{1}{2} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{-6-1}{2}+3$$

Subtract 1 from -6 to get -7.

$$-\frac{7}{2}+3$$

Convert 3 to fraction \frac{6}{2}.

$$-\frac{7}{2}+\frac{6}{2}$$

Since -\frac{7}{2} and \frac{6}{2} have the same denominator, add them by adding their numerators.

$$\frac{-7+6}{2}$$

Add -7 and 6 to get -1.

$$-\frac{1}{2}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{1}{2} = -0.5$$