Solve 18/28*(-12/45)

$$\frac { 18 } { 28 } \cdot ( - \frac { 12 } { 45 } )$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{6}{35}\approx -0.171428571$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{18}{28} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{9}{14}\left(-\frac{12}{45}\right)$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{12}{45} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 3.

$$\frac{9}{14}\left(-\frac{4}{15}\right)$$

Multiply \frac{9}{14} times -\frac{4}{15} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{9\left(-4\right)}{14\times 15}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{9\left(-4\right)}{14\times 15}.

$$\frac{-36}{210}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{-36}{210} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 6.

$$-\frac{6}{35}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{6}{35} = -0.17142857142857143$$