Solve -21/15*4/13=21/3

$$- \frac { 21 } { 15 } \cdot \frac { 4 } { 13 } = \frac { 21 } { 3 }$$

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Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{21}{15} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 3.

$$-\frac{7}{5}\times \frac{4}{13}=\frac{21}{3}$$

Multiply -\frac{7}{5} times \frac{4}{13} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{-7\times 4}{5\times 13}=\frac{21}{3}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{-7\times 4}{5\times 13}.

$$\frac{-28}{65}=\frac{21}{3}$$

Fraction \frac{-28}{65} can be rewritten as -\frac{28}{65} by extracting the negative sign.

$$-\frac{28}{65}=\frac{21}{3}$$

Divide 21 by 3 to get 7.

$$-\frac{28}{65}=7$$

Convert 7 to fraction \frac{455}{65}.

$$-\frac{28}{65}=\frac{455}{65}$$

Compare -\frac{28}{65} and \frac{455}{65}.

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