Solve (6/7)(-56/36)

$$( \frac { 6 } { 7 } ) ( \frac { - 56 } { 36 } )$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{4}{3}\approx -1.333333333$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{-56}{36} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 4.

$$\frac{6}{7}\left(-\frac{14}{9}\right)$$

Multiply \frac{6}{7} times -\frac{14}{9} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{6\left(-14\right)}{7\times 9}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{6\left(-14\right)}{7\times 9}.

$$\frac{-84}{63}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{-84}{63} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 21.

$$-\frac{4}{3}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{4}{3} = -1\frac{1}{3} = -1.3333333333333333$$