Solve 14/27*(-9/8)

$$\frac { 14 } { 27 } \times ( \frac { - 9 } { 8 } )$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{7}{12}\approx -0.583333333$$

Solution Steps

Fraction \frac{-9}{8} can be rewritten as -\frac{9}{8} by extracting the negative sign.

$$\frac{14}{27}\left(-\frac{9}{8}\right)$$

Multiply \frac{14}{27} times -\frac{9}{8} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{14\left(-9\right)}{27\times 8}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{14\left(-9\right)}{27\times 8}.

$$\frac{-126}{216}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{-126}{216} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 18.

$$-\frac{7}{12}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{7}{12} = -0.5833333333333334$$