Question

one half of negative five eighths

Answer 1

-0.3125 is the answer, but you probably have to round

Answer 2

First make negative five eighths a decimal by dividing the numerator by the denominator (-.625).
Now divide that decimal in half (-.3125)
Last take that decimal and put it back into fraction form (-5/16).
One half of negative five eighths is -5/16.