what is the decimal for -1 1/2
Mathematics · High School · Thu Feb 04 2021
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Given:
-1 ½
Determine the decimal value.
Solution:
In order to determine the decimal value of the mixed number, we simply need to focus first on the fraction part, and exclude the whole number. Divide the numerator by the denominator, and then add quotient to the absolute value of the whole number. This means that we will exclude the sign of the whole number for a while, and designate it back after adding.
- -1 ½
- = ½
= 0.5 - = 1 + 0.5
- = 1.5
- = -1.5
- Final answer:
- = -1.5