Solve (-5/9)*(-3/4)*(-6)

$$(- \frac{ 5 }{ 9 } ) \times (- \frac{ 3 }{ 4 } ) \times (-6)$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{5}{2}=-2.5$$

Solution Steps

Multiply -\frac{5}{9} times -\frac{3}{4} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{-5\left(-3\right)}{9\times 4}\left(-6\right)$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{-5\left(-3\right)}{9\times 4}.

$$\frac{15}{36}\left(-6\right)$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{15}{36} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 3.

$$\frac{5}{12}\left(-6\right)$$

Express \frac{5}{12}\left(-6\right) as a single fraction.

$$\frac{5\left(-6\right)}{12}$$

Multiply 5 and -6 to get -30.

$$\frac{-30}{12}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{-30}{12} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 6.

$$-\frac{5}{2}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{5}{2} = -2\frac{1}{2} = -2.5$$