Evaluate -4/(2(2))

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

Step 1

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

Factor $2$ out of $4$ .

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

Cancel the common factors.

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

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

Cancel the common factor.

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

Rewrite the expression.

$- \frac{2}{2}$

$- \frac{2}{2}$

$- \frac{2}{2}$

Step 2

Cancel the common factor of $2$ .

Cancel the common factor.

$- \frac{2}{2}$

Rewrite the expression.

$- 1 \cdot 1$

$- 1 \cdot 1$

Step 3

Multiply $- 1$ by $1$ .

$- 1$

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