Solve (-56)*(+1/3)*(-9)*(+1/8)

$$( - 56 ) \times ( + \frac { 1 } { 3 } ) \times ( - 9 ) \times ( + \frac { 1 } { 8 } )$$

Evaluate

$$21$$

Solution Steps

Multiply -56 and \frac{1}{3} to get \frac{-56}{3}.

$$\frac{-56}{3}\left(-9\right)\times \frac{1}{8}$$

Fraction \frac{-56}{3} can be rewritten as -\frac{56}{3} by extracting the negative sign.

$$-\frac{56}{3}\left(-9\right)\times \frac{1}{8}$$

Express -\frac{56}{3}\left(-9\right) as a single fraction.

$$\frac{-56\left(-9\right)}{3}\times \frac{1}{8}$$

Multiply -56 and -9 to get 504.

$$\frac{504}{3}\times \frac{1}{8}$$

Divide 504 by 3 to get 168.

$$168\times \frac{1}{8}$$

Multiply 168 and \frac{1}{8} to get \frac{168}{8}.

$$\frac{168}{8}$$

Divide 168 by 8 to get 21.

$$21$$

Factor

$$3\times 7$$