Solve 3/38*19/18div-1/12

$$\frac { 3 } { 38 } \times \frac { 19 } { 18 } \div - \frac { 1 } { 12 }$$

Evaluate

$$-1$$

Solution Steps

Multiply \frac{3}{38} times \frac{19}{18} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{\frac{3\times 19}{38\times 18}}{-\frac{1}{12}}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{3\times 19}{38\times 18}.

$$\frac{\frac{57}{684}}{-\frac{1}{12}}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{57}{684} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 57.

$$\frac{\frac{1}{12}}{-\frac{1}{12}}$$

Divide \frac{1}{12} by -\frac{1}{12} to get -1.

$$-1$$

Factor

$$-1$$