Solve 359*(-4/7)-22

$$359 \times ( - \frac { 4 } { 7 } ) - 22$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{1590}{7}\approx -227.142857143$$

Solution Steps

Express 359\left(-\frac{4}{7}\right) as a single fraction.

$$\frac{359\left(-4\right)}{7}-22$$

Multiply 359 and -4 to get -1436.

$$\frac{-1436}{7}-22$$

Fraction \frac{-1436}{7} can be rewritten as -\frac{1436}{7} by extracting the negative sign.

$$-\frac{1436}{7}-22$$

Convert 22 to fraction \frac{154}{7}.

$$-\frac{1436}{7}-\frac{154}{7}$$

Since -\frac{1436}{7} and \frac{154}{7} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{-1436-154}{7}$$

Subtract 154 from -1436 to get -1590.

$$-\frac{1590}{7}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{1590}{7} = -227\frac{1}{7} = -227.14285714285714$$