Solve 343/344*-43/49

$$\frac{ 343 }{ 344 } \times \frac{ -43 }{ 49 }$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{7}{8}=-0.875$$

Solution Steps

Fraction \frac{-43}{49} can be rewritten as -\frac{43}{49} by extracting the negative sign.

$$\frac{343}{344}\left(-\frac{43}{49}\right)$$

Multiply \frac{343}{344} times -\frac{43}{49} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{343\left(-43\right)}{344\times 49}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{343\left(-43\right)}{344\times 49}.

$$\frac{-14749}{16856}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{-14749}{16856} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2107.

$$-\frac{7}{8}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{7}{8} = -0.875$$