Solve (2/3)(-1/4)(1/2)?

$$( \frac { 2 } { 3 } ) ( - \frac { 1 } { 4 } ) ( \frac { 1 } { 2 } ) ?$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{1}{12}\approx -0.083333333$$

Solution Steps

Multiply \frac{2}{3} times -\frac{1}{4} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{2\left(-1\right)}{3\times 4}\times \frac{1}{2}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{2\left(-1\right)}{3\times 4}.

$$\frac{-2}{12}\times \frac{1}{2}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{-2}{12} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

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

Multiply -\frac{1}{6} times \frac{1}{2} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

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

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{-1}{6\times 2}.

$$\frac{-1}{12}$$

Fraction \frac{-1}{12} can be rewritten as -\frac{1}{12} by extracting the negative sign.

$$-\frac{1}{12}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{1}{12} = -0.08333333333333333$$