Solve -2/3*1/2

$$\frac { - 2 } { 3 } \times \frac { 1 } { 2 }$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{1}{3}\approx -0.333333333$$

Solution Steps

Fraction \frac{-2}{3} can be rewritten as -\frac{2}{3} by extracting the negative sign.

$$-\frac{2}{3}\times \frac{1}{2}$$

Multiply -\frac{2}{3} times \frac{1}{2} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{-2}{3\times 2}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{-2}{3\times 2}.

$$\frac{-2}{6}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{-2}{6} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$-\frac{1}{3}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{1}{3} = -0.3333333333333333$$