What is (-20\div 12)\div 4 ?

The solution to (-20\div 12)\div 4 is -5/12

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(-20\div 12)\div 4

(- 20 \div 12) \div 4

- \frac{5}{12}

Solution steps

(- 20 \div 12) \div 4

Follow the PEMDAS order of operations

Calculate within parentheses

(- 20 \div 12) : \frac{- 20}{12}

- 20 \div 12

- 20 \div 12 = \frac{- 20}{12}

= \frac{- 20}{12}

= \frac{- 20}{12} \div 4

Multiply and divide (left to right)

\frac{- 20}{12} \div 4 : - \frac{5}{12}

\frac{- 20}{12} \div 4

Convert element to fraction:

4 = \frac{4}{1}

= \frac{- 20}{12} \div \frac{4}{1}

Apply the fraction rule:

\frac{a}{b} \div \frac{c}{d} = \frac{a}{b} \times \frac{d}{c}

= \frac{- 20}{12} \cdot \frac{1}{4}

\frac{- 20}{12} = - \frac{5}{3}

\frac{- 20}{12}

Apply the fraction rule:

\frac{- a}{b} = - \frac{a}{b}

= - \frac{20}{12}

Cancel the common factor:

4

= - \frac{5}{3}

= - \frac{5}{3} \cdot \frac{1}{4}

Multiply fractions:

\frac{a}{b} \cdot \frac{c}{d} = \frac{a \cdot c}{b \cdot d}

= - \frac{5 \cdot 1}{3 \cdot 4}

Multiply the numbers:

5 \cdot 1 = 5

= - \frac{5}{3 \cdot 4}

Multiply the numbers:

3 \cdot 4 = 12

= - \frac{5}{12}

= - \frac{5}{12}

- 14 \div (- 7) - 8 \cdot 2 + 3^{3}

(6 - 4) \times 49 \div 7

9 - (- 3)^{2}

\frac{1}{2} \cdot 3^{0}

6 4^{3} + 125