Evaluate -4/(2(-1))

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

Step 1

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

Factor $2$ out of $4$ .

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

Move the negative one from the denominator of $\frac{2}{- 1}$ .

$- (- 1 \cdot 2)$

Step 2

Multiply $- (- 1 \cdot 2)$ .

Multiply $- 1$ by $2$ .

$- - 2$

Multiply $- 1$ by $- 2$ .

$2$