Basic Math Examples

$\frac{- 16}{9} + \frac{8}{3}$

Step 1

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$- \frac{16}{9} + \frac{8}{3}$

Step 2

To write $\frac{8}{3}$ as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by $\frac{3}{3}$ .

$- \frac{16}{9} + \frac{8}{3} \cdot \frac{3}{3}$

Step 3

Write each expression with a common denominator of $9$ , by multiplying each by an appropriate factor of $1$ .

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Step 3.1

Multiply $\frac{8}{3}$ by $\frac{3}{3}$ .

$- \frac{16}{9} + \frac{8 \cdot 3}{3 \cdot 3}$

Step 3.2

Multiply $3$ by $3$ .

$- \frac{16}{9} + \frac{8 \cdot 3}{9}$

Step 4

Combine the numerators over the common denominator.

$\frac{- 16 + 8 \cdot 3}{9}$

Step 5

Simplify the numerator.

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Step 5.1

Multiply $8$ by $3$ .

$\frac{- 16 + 24}{9}$

Step 5.2

Add $- 16$ and $24$ .

$\frac{8}{9}$

Step 6

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$\frac{8}{9}$

Decimal Form:

$0.\overline{8}$