Question

What is -2
`(1)/(2)` ÷ 6

Answer 1

well, you already know how to convert from mixed to improper, so let's simply do the division.

`\bf -2(1)/(2)/ 6\implies -\cfrac{5}{2}/ 6\implies \cfrac{-5}{2}/ \cfrac{6}{1}\implies \cfrac{-5}{2}\cdot \cfrac{1}{6}\implies -\cfrac{5}{12}`