Solve 2*3/4-5

$$2 \times \frac { 3 } { 4 } - 5$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{7}{2}=-3.5$$

Solution Steps

Express 2\times \frac{3}{4} as a single fraction.

$$\frac{2\times 3}{4}-5$$

Multiply 2 and 3 to get 6.

$$\frac{6}{4}-5$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{6}{4} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{3}{2}-5$$

Convert 5 to fraction \frac{10}{2}.

$$\frac{3}{2}-\frac{10}{2}$$

Since \frac{3}{2} and \frac{10}{2} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{3-10}{2}$$

Subtract 10 from 3 to get -7.

$$-\frac{7}{2}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{7}{2} = -3\frac{1}{2} = -3.5$$