Solve 6(1/2)^2-6(1/2)

$$6 ( \frac { 1 } { 2 } ) ^ { 2 } - 6 ( \frac { 1 } { 2 } )$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{3}{2}=-1.5$$

Solution Steps

Calculate \frac{1}{2} to the power of 2 and get \frac{1}{4}.

$$6\times \frac{1}{4}-6\times \frac{1}{2}$$

Multiply 6 and \frac{1}{4} to get \frac{6}{4}.

$$\frac{6}{4}-6\times \frac{1}{2}$$

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

$$\frac{3}{2}-6\times \frac{1}{2}$$

Multiply 6 and \frac{1}{2} to get \frac{6}{2}.

$$\frac{3}{2}-\frac{6}{2}$$

Since \frac{3}{2} and \frac{6}{2} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{3-6}{2}$$

Subtract 6 from 3 to get -3.

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

Factor

$$-\frac{3}{2} = -1\frac{1}{2} = -1.5$$