Solve 5/4*-3/2

$$\frac { 5 } { 4 } \cdot \frac { - 3 } { 2 }$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{15}{8}=-1.875$$

Solution Steps

Fraction \frac{-3}{2} can be rewritten as -\frac{3}{2} by extracting the negative sign.

$$\frac{5}{4}\left(-\frac{3}{2}\right)$$

Multiply \frac{5}{4} times -\frac{3}{2} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{5\left(-3\right)}{4\times 2}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{5\left(-3\right)}{4\times 2}.

$$\frac{-15}{8}$$

Fraction \frac{-15}{8} can be rewritten as -\frac{15}{8} by extracting the negative sign.

$$-\frac{15}{8}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{15}{8} = -1\frac{7}{8} = -1.875$$