Solve -4-31/2

$$- 4 - 3 \frac { 1 } { 2 }$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{15}{2}=-7.5$$

Solution Steps

Multiply 3 and 2 to get 6.

$$-4-\frac{6+1}{2}$$

Add 6 and 1 to get 7.

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

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

$$-\frac{8}{2}-\frac{7}{2}$$

Since -\frac{8}{2} and \frac{7}{2} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{-8-7}{2}$$

Subtract 7 from -8 to get -15.

$$-\frac{15}{2}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{15}{2} = -7\frac{1}{2} = -7.5$$