Solve 3/2*(-1/3)

$$\frac{ 3 }{ 2 } \times ( \frac{ -1 }{ 3 } )$$

Evaluate

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

Solution Steps

Fraction \frac{-1}{3} can be rewritten as -\frac{1}{3} by extracting the negative sign.

$$\frac{3}{2}\left(-\frac{1}{3}\right)$$

Multiply \frac{3}{2} times -\frac{1}{3} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

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

Cancel out 3 in both numerator and denominator.

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

Fraction \frac{-1}{2} can be rewritten as -\frac{1}{2} by extracting the negative sign.

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

Factor

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