Solve 78-94-800/56

$$78-94- \frac{ 800 }{ 56 }$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{212}{7}\approx -30.285714286$$

Solution Steps

Subtract 94 from 78 to get -16.

$$-16-\frac{800}{56}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{800}{56} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 8.

$$-16-\frac{100}{7}$$

Convert -16 to fraction -\frac{112}{7}.

$$-\frac{112}{7}-\frac{100}{7}$$

Since -\frac{112}{7} and \frac{100}{7} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{-112-100}{7}$$

Subtract 100 from -112 to get -212.

$$-\frac{212}{7}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{212}{7} = -30\frac{2}{7} = -30.285714285714285$$