How do you simplify #(- 2) + \frac { 2- 6} { 2}#?

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Answer 1 · 2017-11-17T21:15:20

-4

Start off by simplifying the fraction.

#-2+(2-6)/2#
#=-2+(-4/2)#
#=-2-2#
#=-4#

Answer 2 · 2017-11-17T21:18:29

-4

First, let's simplify the fraction.
#(2-6)/2=-4/2=-2/1=-2#

Now replace the fraction with the simplified fraction and solve.
#-2-2=4#