Solve =(5/6)(-3/8)

$$= ( \frac { 5 } { 6 } ) ( \frac { - 3 } { 8 } )$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{5}{16}=-0.3125$$

Solution Steps

Fraction \frac{-3}{8} can be rewritten as -\frac{3}{8} by extracting the negative sign.

$$\frac{5}{6}\left(-\frac{3}{8}\right)$$

Multiply \frac{5}{6} times -\frac{3}{8} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{5\left(-3\right)}{6\times 8}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{5\left(-3\right)}{6\times 8}.

$$\frac{-15}{48}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{-15}{48} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 3.

$$-\frac{5}{16}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{5}{16} = -0.3125$$