−3.5:−7+14= ?
We must solve the exercise from left to right.
First, we will rewrite the division as a simple fraction in the following way:
Note that we are dividing a negative number by a negative number, so the result must be a positive number:
We will then break down 7 into a multiplication exercise:
Finally, we will reduce the 3.5 in both the numerator and denominator of the fraction to get our answer: