Solve 7/12*-8/9

$$\frac { 7 } { 12 } \times \frac { - 8 } { 9 }$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{14}{27}\approx -0.518518519$$

Solution Steps

Fraction \frac{-8}{9} can be rewritten as -\frac{8}{9} by extracting the negative sign.

$$\frac{7}{12}\left(-\frac{8}{9}\right)$$

Multiply \frac{7}{12} times -\frac{8}{9} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{7\left(-8\right)}{12\times 9}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{7\left(-8\right)}{12\times 9}.

$$\frac{-56}{108}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{-56}{108} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 4.

$$-\frac{14}{27}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{14}{27} = -0.5185185185185185$$