Solve 3/8-8/453

$$\frac{ 3 }{ 8 } \frac{ -8 }{ 453 }$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{1}{151}\approx -0.006622517$$

Solution Steps

Fraction \frac{-8}{453} can be rewritten as -\frac{8}{453} by extracting the negative sign.

$$\frac{3}{8}\left(-\frac{8}{453}\right)$$

Multiply \frac{3}{8} times -\frac{8}{453} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{3\left(-8\right)}{8\times 453}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{3\left(-8\right)}{8\times 453}.

$$\frac{-24}{3624}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{-24}{3624} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 24.

$$-\frac{1}{151}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{1}{151} = -0.006622516556291391$$