Solve 1/5*-8*2/9=

$$\frac { 1 } { 5 } \times - 8 \times \frac { 2 } { 9 } =$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{16}{45}\approx -0.355555556$$

Solution Steps

Multiply \frac{1}{5} and -8 to get \frac{-8}{5}.

$$\frac{-8}{5}\times \frac{2}{9}$$

Fraction \frac{-8}{5} can be rewritten as -\frac{8}{5} by extracting the negative sign.

$$-\frac{8}{5}\times \frac{2}{9}$$

Multiply -\frac{8}{5} times \frac{2}{9} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{-8\times 2}{5\times 9}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{-8\times 2}{5\times 9}.

$$\frac{-16}{45}$$

Fraction \frac{-16}{45} can be rewritten as -\frac{16}{45} by extracting the negative sign.

$$-\frac{16}{45}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{16}{45} = -0.35555555555555557$$