Solve (11/2)*(-54/15)

$$( 1 \frac { 1 } { 2 } ) \cdot ( - 5 \frac { 4 } { 15 } )$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{79}{10}=-7.9$$

Solution Steps

Multiply 1 and 2 to get 2.

$$\frac{2+1}{2}\left(-\frac{5\times 15+4}{15}\right)$$

Add 2 and 1 to get 3.

$$\frac{3}{2}\left(-\frac{5\times 15+4}{15}\right)$$

Multiply 5 and 15 to get 75.

$$\frac{3}{2}\left(-\frac{75+4}{15}\right)$$

Add 75 and 4 to get 79.

$$\frac{3}{2}\left(-\frac{79}{15}\right)$$

Multiply \frac{3}{2} times -\frac{79}{15} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{3\left(-79\right)}{2\times 15}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{3\left(-79\right)}{2\times 15}.

$$\frac{-237}{30}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{-237}{30} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 3.

$$-\frac{79}{10}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{79}{10} = -7\frac{9}{10} = -7.9$$