Solve 4/10*-3/12

$$\frac{ 4 }{ 10 } \times \frac{ -3 }{ 12 }$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{1}{10}=-0.1$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{4}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{2}{5}\times \frac{-3}{12}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{-3}{12} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 3.

$$\frac{2}{5}\left(-\frac{1}{4}\right)$$

Multiply \frac{2}{5} times -\frac{1}{4} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{2\left(-1\right)}{5\times 4}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{2\left(-1\right)}{5\times 4}.

$$\frac{-2}{20}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{-2}{20} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$-\frac{1}{10}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{1}{10} = -0.1$$