Solve 2/8/2-4

$$2 / 8 / 2 - 4$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{31}{8}=-3.875$$

Solution Steps

Express \frac{\frac{2}{8}}{2} as a single fraction.

$$\frac{2}{8\times 2}-4$$

Multiply 8 and 2 to get 16.

$$\frac{2}{16}-4$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{2}{16} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{1}{8}-4$$

Convert 4 to fraction \frac{32}{8}.

$$\frac{1}{8}-\frac{32}{8}$$

Since \frac{1}{8} and \frac{32}{8} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{1-32}{8}$$

Subtract 32 from 1 to get -31.

$$-\frac{31}{8}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{31}{8} = -3\frac{7}{8} = -3.875$$