Solve 4/3*-4,25

$$\frac { 4 } { 3 } \cdot - 4,25$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{17}{3}\approx -5,666666667$$

Solution Steps

Convert decimal number -4,25 to fraction -\frac{425}{100}. Reduce the fraction -\frac{425}{100} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 25.

$$\frac{4}{3}\left(-\frac{17}{4}\right)$$

Multiply \frac{4}{3} times -\frac{17}{4} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{4\left(-17\right)}{3\times 4}$$

Cancel out 4 in both numerator and denominator.

$$\frac{-17}{3}$$

Fraction \frac{-17}{3} can be rewritten as -\frac{17}{3} by extracting the negative sign.

$$-\frac{17}{3}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{17}{3} = -5\frac{2}{3} = -5.666666666666667$$