Solve 2/3*-3/4=

$$\frac{ 2 }{ 3 } \times \frac{ -3 }{ 4 } =$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{1}{2}=-0.5$$

Solution Steps

Fraction \frac{-3}{4} can be rewritten as -\frac{3}{4} by extracting the negative sign.

$$\frac{2}{3}\left(-\frac{3}{4}\right)$$

Multiply \frac{2}{3} times -\frac{3}{4} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{2\left(-3\right)}{3\times 4}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{2\left(-3\right)}{3\times 4}.

$$\frac{-6}{12}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{-6}{12} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 6.

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

Factor

$$-\frac{1}{2} = -0.5$$