Solve 1/2*-12.3

$$\frac{ 1 }{ 2 } \times -12.3$$

Evaluate

$$-6.15$$

Solution Steps

Convert decimal number -12.3 to fraction -\frac{123}{10}.

$$\frac{1}{2}\left(-\frac{123}{10}\right)$$

Multiply \frac{1}{2} times -\frac{123}{10} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{1\left(-123\right)}{2\times 10}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{1\left(-123\right)}{2\times 10}.

$$\frac{-123}{20}$$

Fraction \frac{-123}{20} can be rewritten as -\frac{123}{20} by extracting the negative sign.

$$-\frac{123}{20}$$

Factor

$$-6.15$$