Answer
(-6)-($\frac{12}{-4}$)=-3
Work Step by Step
The quotient of 12 and -4 can be written as $\frac{12}{-4}$. Since it is the difference between -6 and that fraction, we add (-6)- before the fraction.
(-6)-($\frac{12}{-4}$)=(-6)-(-3)=-6+3=-3
Introductory Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)
by Blitzer, Robert F.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0-13417-805-X
ISBN 13:
978-0-13417-805-9
Chapter 1 - Section 1.7 - Multiplication and Division of Real Numbers - Exercise Set - Page 85: 115
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