Solve -33/4div17/8

$$-3 \frac{ 3 }{ 4 } \div 1 \frac{ 7 }{ 8 }$$

Evaluate

$$-2$$

Solution Steps

Multiply 3 and 4 to get 12.

$$\frac{-\frac{12+3}{4}}{\frac{1\times 8+7}{8}}$$

Add 12 and 3 to get 15.

$$\frac{-\frac{15}{4}}{\frac{1\times 8+7}{8}}$$

Multiply 1 and 8 to get 8.

$$\frac{-\frac{15}{4}}{\frac{8+7}{8}}$$

Add 8 and 7 to get 15.

$$\frac{-\frac{15}{4}}{\frac{15}{8}}$$

Divide -\frac{15}{4} by \frac{15}{8} by multiplying -\frac{15}{4} by the reciprocal of \frac{15}{8}.

$$-\frac{15}{4}\times \frac{8}{15}$$

Multiply -\frac{15}{4} times \frac{8}{15} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{-15\times 8}{4\times 15}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{-15\times 8}{4\times 15}.

$$\frac{-120}{60}$$

Divide -120 by 60 to get -2.

$$-2$$

Factor

$$-2$$