Solve -4-54/4-3/6

$$- 4 - \frac { 54 } { 4 } - \frac { 3 } { 6 }$$

Evaluate

$$-18$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{54}{4} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$-4-\frac{27}{2}-\frac{3}{6}$$

Convert -4 to fraction -\frac{8}{2}.

$$-\frac{8}{2}-\frac{27}{2}-\frac{3}{6}$$

Since -\frac{8}{2} and \frac{27}{2} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{-8-27}{2}-\frac{3}{6}$$

Subtract 27 from -8 to get -35.

$$-\frac{35}{2}-\frac{3}{6}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{3}{6} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 3.

$$-\frac{35}{2}-\frac{1}{2}$$

Since -\frac{35}{2} and \frac{1}{2} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{-35-1}{2}$$

Subtract 1 from -35 to get -36.

$$\frac{-36}{2}$$

Divide -36 by 2 to get -18.

$$-18$$

Factor

$$-18$$