Solve 2/3*-37/42

$$\frac { 2 } { 3 } \times \frac { - 37 } { 42 }$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{37}{63}\approx -0.587301587$$

Solution Steps

Fraction \frac{-37}{42} can be rewritten as -\frac{37}{42} by extracting the negative sign.

$$\frac{2}{3}\left(-\frac{37}{42}\right)$$

Multiply \frac{2}{3} times -\frac{37}{42} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{2\left(-37\right)}{3\times 42}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{2\left(-37\right)}{3\times 42}.

$$\frac{-74}{126}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{-74}{126} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$-\frac{37}{63}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{37}{63} = -0.5873015873015873$$