Solve (-3)*(-0.5)*(-31/3)

$$( - 3 ) \times ( - 0.5 ) \times ( - 3 \frac { 1 } { 3 } )$$

Evaluate

$$-5$$

Solution Steps

Multiply -3 and -0.5 to get 1.5.

$$1.5\left(-\frac{3\times 3+1}{3}\right)$$

Multiply 3 and 3 to get 9.

$$1.5\left(-\frac{9+1}{3}\right)$$

Add 9 and 1 to get 10.

$$1.5\left(-\frac{10}{3}\right)$$

Convert decimal number 1.5 to fraction \frac{15}{10}. Reduce the fraction \frac{15}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$\frac{3}{2}\left(-\frac{10}{3}\right)$$

Multiply \frac{3}{2} times -\frac{10}{3} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{3\left(-10\right)}{2\times 3}$$

Cancel out 3 in both numerator and denominator.

$$\frac{-10}{2}$$

Divide -10 by 2 to get -5.

$$-5$$

Factor

$$-5$$