Solve 1/5*-5/6

$$\frac { 1 } { 5 } \times \frac { - 5 } { 6 }$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{1}{6}\approx -0.166666667$$

Solution Steps

Fraction \frac{-5}{6} can be rewritten as -\frac{5}{6} by extracting the negative sign.

$$\frac{1}{5}\left(-\frac{5}{6}\right)$$

Multiply \frac{1}{5} times -\frac{5}{6} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{1\left(-5\right)}{5\times 6}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{1\left(-5\right)}{5\times 6}.

$$\frac{-5}{30}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{-5}{30} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$-\frac{1}{6}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{1}{6} = -0.16666666666666666$$