Evaluate -20/8

$- \frac{20}{8}$

Step 1

Factor $4$ out of $20$ .

$- \frac{4 (5)}{8}$

Step 2

Cancel the common factors.

Factor $4$ out of $8$ .

$- \frac{4 \cdot 5}{4 \cdot 2}$

Cancel the common factor.

$- \frac{4 \cdot 5}{4 \cdot 2}$

Rewrite the expression.

$- \frac{5}{2}$

$- \frac{5}{2}$

Step 3

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$- \frac{5}{2}$

Decimal Form:

$- 2.5$

Mixed Number Form:

$- 2 \frac{1}{2}$

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