Solve -48+48(-78)+48:(-21)

$$- 48 + 48 ( - 78 ) + 48 : ( - 21 )$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{26560}{7}\approx -3794.285714286$$

Solution Steps

Multiply 48 and -78 to get -3744.

$$-48-3744+\frac{48}{-21}$$

Subtract 3744 from -48 to get -3792.

$$-3792+\frac{48}{-21}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{48}{-21} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 3.

$$-3792-\frac{16}{7}$$

Convert -3792 to fraction -\frac{26544}{7}.

$$-\frac{26544}{7}-\frac{16}{7}$$

Since -\frac{26544}{7} and \frac{16}{7} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{-26544-16}{7}$$

Subtract 16 from -26544 to get -26560.

$$-\frac{26560}{7}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{26560}{7} = -3794\frac{2}{7} = -3794.285714285714$$