Solve -6.5-2=-1/3/-5

$$-6.5-2 = \frac{ - \frac{ 1 }{ 3 } }{ -5 }$$

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Solution Steps

Subtract 2 from -6.5 to get -8.5.

$$-8.5=\frac{-\frac{1}{3}}{-5}$$

Express \frac{-\frac{1}{3}}{-5} as a single fraction.

$$-8.5=\frac{-1}{3\left(-5\right)}$$

Multiply 3 and -5 to get -15.

$$-8.5=\frac{-1}{-15}$$

Fraction \frac{-1}{-15} can be simplified to \frac{1}{15} by removing the negative sign from both the numerator and the denominator.

$$-8.5=\frac{1}{15}$$

Convert decimal number -8.5 to fraction -\frac{85}{10}. Reduce the fraction -\frac{85}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$-\frac{17}{2}=\frac{1}{15}$$

Least common multiple of 2 and 15 is 30. Convert -\frac{17}{2} and \frac{1}{15} to fractions with denominator 30.

$$-\frac{255}{30}=\frac{2}{30}$$

Compare -\frac{255}{30} and \frac{2}{30}.

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