Solve -4+36/16+0.5

$$- 4 + \frac { 36 } { 16 } + 0.5$$

Evaluate

$$-1.25$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{36}{16} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 4.

$$-4+\frac{9}{4}+0.5$$

Convert -4 to fraction -\frac{16}{4}.

$$-\frac{16}{4}+\frac{9}{4}+0.5$$

Since -\frac{16}{4} and \frac{9}{4} have the same denominator, add them by adding their numerators.

$$\frac{-16+9}{4}+0.5$$

Add -16 and 9 to get -7.

$$-\frac{7}{4}+0.5$$

Convert decimal number 0.5 to fraction \frac{5}{10}. Reduce the fraction \frac{5}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$-\frac{7}{4}+\frac{1}{2}$$

Least common multiple of 4 and 2 is 4. Convert -\frac{7}{4} and \frac{1}{2} to fractions with denominator 4.

$$-\frac{7}{4}+\frac{2}{4}$$

Since -\frac{7}{4} and \frac{2}{4} have the same denominator, add them by adding their numerators.

$$\frac{-7+2}{4}$$

Add -7 and 2 to get -5.

$$-\frac{5}{4}$$

Factor

$$-1.25$$