Solve 73/4*(-1/2)

$$7 \frac { 3 } { 4 } \cdot ( - \frac { 1 } { 2 } )$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{31}{8}=-3.875$$

Solution Steps

Multiply 7 and 4 to get 28.

$$\frac{28+3}{4}\left(-\frac{1}{2}\right)$$

Add 28 and 3 to get 31.

$$\frac{31}{4}\left(-\frac{1}{2}\right)$$

Multiply \frac{31}{4} times -\frac{1}{2} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{31\left(-1\right)}{4\times 2}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{31\left(-1\right)}{4\times 2}.

$$\frac{-31}{8}$$

Fraction \frac{-31}{8} can be rewritten as -\frac{31}{8} by extracting the negative sign.

$$-\frac{31}{8}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{31}{8} = -3\frac{7}{8} = -3.875$$