Solve 6/25*-5/2

$$\frac { 6 } { 25 } \times \frac { - 5 } { 2 }$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{3}{5}=-0.6$$

Solution Steps

Fraction \frac{-5}{2} can be rewritten as -\frac{5}{2} by extracting the negative sign.

$$\frac{6}{25}\left(-\frac{5}{2}\right)$$

Multiply \frac{6}{25} times -\frac{5}{2} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{6\left(-5\right)}{25\times 2}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{6\left(-5\right)}{25\times 2}.

$$\frac{-30}{50}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{-30}{50} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 10.

$$-\frac{3}{5}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{3}{5} = -0.6$$