Solve 1+3*(-2/7)

$$1+3 \times (- \frac{ 2 }{ 7 } )$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{1}{7}\approx 0.142857143$$

Solution Steps

Express 3\left(-\frac{2}{7}\right) as a single fraction.

$$1+\frac{3\left(-2\right)}{7}$$

Multiply 3 and -2 to get -6.

$$1+\frac{-6}{7}$$

Fraction \frac{-6}{7} can be rewritten as -\frac{6}{7} by extracting the negative sign.

$$1-\frac{6}{7}$$

Convert 1 to fraction \frac{7}{7}.

$$\frac{7}{7}-\frac{6}{7}$$

Since \frac{7}{7} and \frac{6}{7} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{7-6}{7}$$

Subtract 6 from 7 to get 1.

$$\frac{1}{7}$$

Factor

$$\frac{1}{7} = 0.14285714285714285$$