Solve -62/8-36/4

$$- 6 \frac { 2 } { 8 } - 3 \frac { 6 } { 4 }$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{43}{4}=-10.75$$

Solution Steps

Multiply 6 and 8 to get 48.

$$-\frac{48+2}{8}-\frac{3\times 4+6}{4}$$

Add 48 and 2 to get 50.

$$-\frac{50}{8}-\frac{3\times 4+6}{4}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{50}{8} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$-\frac{25}{4}-\frac{3\times 4+6}{4}$$

Multiply 3 and 4 to get 12.

$$-\frac{25}{4}-\frac{12+6}{4}$$

Add 12 and 6 to get 18.

$$-\frac{25}{4}-\frac{18}{4}$$

Since -\frac{25}{4} and \frac{18}{4} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{-25-18}{4}$$

Subtract 18 from -25 to get -43.

$$-\frac{43}{4}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{43}{4} = -10\frac{3}{4} = -10.75$$