Solve 13/8*-6/7

$$\frac{ 13 }{ 8 } \times \frac{ -6 }{ 7 }$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{39}{28}\approx -1.392857143$$

Solution Steps

Fraction \frac{-6}{7} can be rewritten as -\frac{6}{7} by extracting the negative sign.

$$\frac{13}{8}\left(-\frac{6}{7}\right)$$

Multiply \frac{13}{8} times -\frac{6}{7} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{13\left(-6\right)}{8\times 7}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{13\left(-6\right)}{8\times 7}.

$$\frac{-78}{56}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{-78}{56} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$-\frac{39}{28}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{39}{28} = -1\frac{11}{28} = -1.3928571428571428$$