Evaluate -6/(2(1))

$- \frac{6}{2 (1)}$

Step 1

Cancel the common factor of $6$ and $2$ .

Factor $2$ out of $6$ .

$- \frac{2 \cdot 3}{2 \cdot 1}$

Cancel the common factors.

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

$- \frac{2 \cdot 3}{2 (1)}$

Cancel the common factor.

$- \frac{2 \cdot 3}{2 \cdot 1}$

Rewrite the expression.

$- \frac{3}{1}$

Divide $3$ by $1$ .

$- 1 \cdot 3$

$- 1 \cdot 3$

$- 1 \cdot 3$

Step 2

Multiply $- 1$ by $3$ .

$- 3$

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