Solve (+1/2)*(-1/3)*(+2)

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

Evaluate

$$-\frac{1}{3}\approx -0.333333333$$

Solution Steps

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

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

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{1\left(-1\right)}{2\times 3}.

$$\frac{-1}{6}\times 2$$

Fraction \frac{-1}{6} can be rewritten as -\frac{1}{6} by extracting the negative sign.

$$-\frac{1}{6}\times 2$$

Express -\frac{1}{6}\times 2 as a single fraction.

$$\frac{-2}{6}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{-2}{6} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$-\frac{1}{3}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{1}{3} = -0.3333333333333333$$