Solve (-11/15)-5/4

$$( \frac{ -11 }{ 15 } ) \frac{ -5 }{ 4 }$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{11}{12}\approx 0.916666667$$

Solution Steps

Fraction \frac{-11}{15} can be rewritten as -\frac{11}{15} by extracting the negative sign.

$$-\frac{11}{15}\times \frac{-5}{4}$$

Fraction \frac{-5}{4} can be rewritten as -\frac{5}{4} by extracting the negative sign.

$$-\frac{11}{15}\left(-\frac{5}{4}\right)$$

Multiply -\frac{11}{15} times -\frac{5}{4} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{-11\left(-5\right)}{15\times 4}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{-11\left(-5\right)}{15\times 4}.

$$\frac{55}{60}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{55}{60} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$\frac{11}{12}$$

Factor

$$\frac{11}{2 ^ {2} \cdot 3} = 0.9166666666666666$$