Question

What is -4 + 3/2= ?

Answer 1

`(-5)/(2)`,
`-2(1)/(2)`, -2.5

Explanation:

So what we want to do is get both of the numbers into the appropriate fraction. So we already have 2 as a fraction so lets just convert -4 into fraction form with a denominator as 2.

`-4+(3)/(2)`

-4 in fraction form is
`(-8)/(2)`

We can determine that it is in the right fraction form as if you divide -8 by 2, you would get -4 as the answer so...

`-4 = (-8)/(2)`

Now rewrite the equation now

`(-8)/(2) + (3)/(2)`

Now simplify

-8 + 3 = -5

`(-8)/(2) + (3)/(2)`
`= (-5)/(2)`

-5/2

This can be simplified to
`-2(1)/(2)`

Or to the decimal form which is -2.5

Answer 2

-4 + 3/2=

Exact Form:

-5/2

Decimal Form:

-2.5

Mixed Number Form:

-2 1/2