Evaluate 5/(-2^2)

$\frac{5}{- 2^{2}}$

Raise $2$ to the power of $2$ .

$\frac{5}{- 1 \cdot 4}$

Multiply $- 1$ by $4$ .

$\frac{5}{- 4}$

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$- \frac{5}{4}$

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$- \frac{5}{4}$

Decimal Form:

$- 1.25$

Mixed Number Form:

$- 1 \frac{1}{4}$

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