Solve (-4,5)*12/3)

$$( - 4,5 ) \cdot 1 \frac { 2 } { 3 } )$$

Evaluate

$$-7.5$$

Solution Steps

Multiply 1 and 3 to get 3.

$$-4.5\times \frac{3+2}{3}$$

Add 3 and 2 to get 5.

$$-4.5\times \frac{5}{3}$$

Convert decimal number -4.5 to fraction -\frac{45}{10}. Reduce the fraction -\frac{45}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$-\frac{9}{2}\times \frac{5}{3}$$

Multiply -\frac{9}{2} times \frac{5}{3} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{-9\times 5}{2\times 3}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{-9\times 5}{2\times 3}.

$$\frac{-45}{6}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{-45}{6} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 3.

$$-\frac{15}{2}$$

Factor

$$-7.5$$