Solve -7/3*-3/2

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

Evaluate

$$\frac{7}{2}=3.5$$

Solution Steps

Fraction \frac{-7}{3} can be rewritten as -\frac{7}{3} by extracting the negative sign.

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

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

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

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

$$\frac{21}{6}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{21}{6} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 3.

$$\frac{7}{2}$$

Factor

$$\frac{7}{2} = 3\frac{1}{2} = 3.5$$