Solve -6+2(-1/4)

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

Evaluate

$$-\frac{13}{2}=-6.5$$

Solution Steps

Express 2\left(-\frac{1}{4}\right) as a single fraction.

$$-6+\frac{2\left(-1\right)}{4}$$

Multiply 2 and -1 to get -2.

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

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

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

Convert -6 to fraction -\frac{12}{2}.

$$-\frac{12}{2}-\frac{1}{2}$$

Since -\frac{12}{2} and \frac{1}{2} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{-12-1}{2}$$

Subtract 1 from -12 to get -13.

$$-\frac{13}{2}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{13}{2} = -6\frac{1}{2} = -6.5$$