Solve 2(-4/8)+(+6/4)=

$$2 ( - \frac { 4 } { 8 } ) + ( + \frac { 6 } { 4 } ) =$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{1}{2}=0.5$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{4}{8} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 4.

$$2\left(-\frac{1}{2}\right)+\frac{6}{4}$$

Cancel out 2 and 2.

$$-1+\frac{6}{4}$$

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

$$-1+\frac{3}{2}$$

Convert -1 to fraction -\frac{2}{2}.

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

Since -\frac{2}{2} and \frac{3}{2} have the same denominator, add them by adding their numerators.

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

Add -2 and 3 to get 1.

$$\frac{1}{2}$$

Factor

$$\frac{1}{2} = 0.5$$