Evaluate -4/(2(1))

$- \frac{4}{2 (1)}$

Step 1

Cancel the common factor of $4$ and $2$ .

Factor $2$ out of $4$ .

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

Cancel the common factors.

Factor $2$ out of $2 \cdot 1$ .

$- \frac{2 \cdot 2}{2 (1)}$

Cancel the common factor.

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

Rewrite the expression.

$- \frac{2}{1}$

Divide $2$ by $1$ .

$- 1 \cdot 2$

$- 1 \cdot 2$

$- 1 \cdot 2$

Step 2

Multiply $- 1$ by $2$ .

$- 2$

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