Solve (-3.6)*(4.2div3.5)

$$( - 3.6 ) \times ( 4.2 \div 3.5 )$$

Evaluate

$$-4.32$$

Solution Steps

Expand \frac{4.2}{3.5} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 10.

$$-3.6\times \frac{42}{35}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{42}{35} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 7.

$$-3.6\times \frac{6}{5}$$

Convert decimal number -3.6 to fraction -\frac{36}{10}. Reduce the fraction -\frac{36}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$-\frac{18}{5}\times \frac{6}{5}$$

Multiply -\frac{18}{5} times \frac{6}{5} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{-18\times 6}{5\times 5}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{-18\times 6}{5\times 5}.

$$\frac{-108}{25}$$

Fraction \frac{-108}{25} can be rewritten as -\frac{108}{25} by extracting the negative sign.

$$-\frac{108}{25}$$

Factor

$$-4.32$$