Solve 3(-3/2)-1

$$3(- \frac{ 3 }{ 2 } )-1$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{11}{2}=-5.5$$

Solution Steps

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

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

Multiply 3 and -3 to get -9.

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

Fraction \frac{-9}{2} can be rewritten as -\frac{9}{2} by extracting the negative sign.

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

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

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

Since -\frac{9}{2} and \frac{2}{2} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

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

Subtract 2 from -9 to get -11.

$$-\frac{11}{2}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{11}{2} = -5\frac{1}{2} = -5.5$$