Solve (-8/10)(-15/24)

$$( \frac { - 8 } { 10 } ) ( \frac { - 15 } { 24 } )$$

Evaluate

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

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{-8}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$-\frac{4}{5}\times \frac{-15}{24}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{-15}{24} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 3.

$$-\frac{4}{5}\left(-\frac{5}{8}\right)$$

Multiply -\frac{4}{5} times -\frac{5}{8} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{-4\left(-5\right)}{5\times 8}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{-4\left(-5\right)}{5\times 8}.

$$\frac{20}{40}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{20}{40} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 20.

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

Factor

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