Solve -3/4*8/5

$$\frac { - 3 } { 4 } \times \frac { 8 } { 5 }$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{6}{5}=-1.2$$

Solution Steps

Fraction \frac{-3}{4} can be rewritten as -\frac{3}{4} by extracting the negative sign.

$$-\frac{3}{4}\times \frac{8}{5}$$

Multiply -\frac{3}{4} times \frac{8}{5} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{-3\times 8}{4\times 5}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{-3\times 8}{4\times 5}.

$$\frac{-24}{20}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{-24}{20} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 4.

$$-\frac{6}{5}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{6}{5} = -1\frac{1}{5} = -1.2$$