Solve 2/7*(-1/2)*(-14)

$$\frac { 2 } { 7 } \cdot ( - \frac { 1 } { 2 } ) \cdot ( - 14 )$$

Evaluate

$$2$$

Solution Steps

Multiply \frac{2}{7} times -\frac{1}{2} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{2\left(-1\right)}{7\times 2}\left(-14\right)$$

Cancel out 2 in both numerator and denominator.

$$\frac{-1}{7}\left(-14\right)$$

Fraction \frac{-1}{7} can be rewritten as -\frac{1}{7} by extracting the negative sign.

$$-\frac{1}{7}\left(-14\right)$$

Express -\frac{1}{7}\left(-14\right) as a single fraction.

$$\frac{-\left(-14\right)}{7}$$

Multiply -1 and -14 to get 14.

$$\frac{14}{7}$$

Divide 14 by 7 to get 2.

$$2$$

Factor

$$2$$