Solve -7/12-2/3=

$$\frac { - 7 } { 12 } \frac { - 2 } { 3 } =$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{7}{18}\approx 0.388888889$$

Solution Steps

Fraction \frac{-7}{12} can be rewritten as -\frac{7}{12} by extracting the negative sign.

$$-\frac{7}{12}\times \frac{-2}{3}$$

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

$$-\frac{7}{12}\left(-\frac{2}{3}\right)$$

Multiply -\frac{7}{12} times -\frac{2}{3} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{-7\left(-2\right)}{12\times 3}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{-7\left(-2\right)}{12\times 3}.

$$\frac{14}{36}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{14}{36} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{7}{18}$$

Factor

$$\frac{7}{2 \cdot 3 ^ {2}} = 0.3888888888888889$$