Solve -9-(2-5)div(-6)

$$-9-(2-5) \div (-6)$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{19}{2}=-9.5$$

Solution Steps

Subtract 5 from 2 to get -3.

$$-9-\frac{-3}{-6}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{-3}{-6} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out -3.

$$-9-\frac{1}{2}$$

Convert -9 to fraction -\frac{18}{2}.

$$-\frac{18}{2}-\frac{1}{2}$$

Since -\frac{18}{2} and \frac{1}{2} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{-18-1}{2}$$

Subtract 1 from -18 to get -19.

$$-\frac{19}{2}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{19}{2} = -9\frac{1}{2} = -9.5$$