Solve 1/2*3*-2/6=

$$\frac { 1 } { 2 } \times 3 \times - \frac { 2 } { 6 } =$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{1}{2}=-0.5$$

Solution Steps

Multiply \frac{1}{2} and 3 to get \frac{3}{2}.

$$\frac{3}{2}\left(-\frac{2}{6}\right)$$

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

$$\frac{3}{2}\left(-\frac{1}{3}\right)$$

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

$$\frac{3\left(-1\right)}{2\times 3}$$

Cancel out 3 in both numerator and denominator.

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

Fraction \frac{-1}{2} can be rewritten as -\frac{1}{2} by extracting the negative sign.

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

Factor

$$-\frac{1}{2} = -0.5$$