Solve (4/7)(-21/22)

$$( \frac { 4 } { 7 } ) ( \frac { - 21 } { 22 } )$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{6}{11}\approx -0.545454545$$

Solution Steps

Fraction \frac{-21}{22} can be rewritten as -\frac{21}{22} by extracting the negative sign.

$$\frac{4}{7}\left(-\frac{21}{22}\right)$$

Multiply \frac{4}{7} times -\frac{21}{22} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{4\left(-21\right)}{7\times 22}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{4\left(-21\right)}{7\times 22}.

$$\frac{-84}{154}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{-84}{154} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 14.

$$-\frac{6}{11}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{6}{11} = -0.5454545454545454$$