Solve -6/7div12/3

$$\frac{ -6 }{ 7 } \div 1 \frac{ 2 }{ 3 }$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{18}{35}\approx -0.514285714$$

Solution Steps

Divide \frac{-6}{7} by \frac{1\times 3+2}{3} by multiplying \frac{-6}{7} by the reciprocal of \frac{1\times 3+2}{3}.

$$\frac{-6\times 3}{7\left(1\times 3+2\right)}$$

Multiply -6 and 3 to get -18.

$$\frac{-18}{7\left(1\times 3+2\right)}$$

Multiply 1 and 3 to get 3.

$$\frac{-18}{7\left(3+2\right)}$$

Add 3 and 2 to get 5.

$$\frac{-18}{7\times 5}$$

Multiply 7 and 5 to get 35.

$$\frac{-18}{35}$$

Fraction \frac{-18}{35} can be rewritten as -\frac{18}{35} by extracting the negative sign.

$$-\frac{18}{35}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{18}{35} = -0.5142857142857142$$