Evaluate (-85-(-60))/(5(5-6))

$\frac{- 85 - (- 60)}{5 (5 - 6)}$

Cancel the common factor of $- 85 - (- 60)$ and $5$ .

Reorder terms.

$\frac{- 85 - 60 \cdot - 1}{5 (5 - 6)}$

Factor $5$ out of $- 85$ .

$\frac{5 \cdot - 17 - 60 \cdot - 1}{5 (5 - 6)}$

Factor $5$ out of $- 60 \cdot - 1$ .

$\frac{5 \cdot - 17 + 5 (- 12 \cdot - 1)}{5 (5 - 6)}$

Factor $5$ out of $5 (- 17) + 5 (- 12 \cdot - 1)$ .

$\frac{5 (- 17 - 12 \cdot - 1)}{5 (5 - 6)}$

Cancel the common factors.

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{5 (- 17 - 12 \cdot - 1)}{5 (5 - 6)}$

Rewrite the expression.

$\frac{- 17 - 12 \cdot - 1}{5 - 6}$

Simplify the numerator.

Multiply $- 12$ by $- 1$ .

$\frac{- 17 + 12}{5 - 6}$

Add $- 17$ and $12$ .

$\frac{- 5}{5 - 6}$

Simplify the expression.

Subtract $6$ from $5$ .

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

Divide $- 5$ by $- 1$ .

$5$