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