Solve -1.4*4/7+1.3

$$- 1.4 \times \frac { 4 } { 7 } + 1.3$$

Evaluate

$$0.5$$

Solution Steps

Convert decimal number -1.4 to fraction -\frac{14}{10}. Reduce the fraction -\frac{14}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$-\frac{7}{5}\times \frac{4}{7}+1.3$$

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

$$\frac{-7\times 4}{5\times 7}+1.3$$

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

$$\frac{-28}{35}+1.3$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{-28}{35} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 7.

$$-\frac{4}{5}+1.3$$

Convert decimal number 1.3 to fraction \frac{13}{10}.

$$-\frac{4}{5}+\frac{13}{10}$$

Least common multiple of 5 and 10 is 10. Convert -\frac{4}{5} and \frac{13}{10} to fractions with denominator 10.

$$-\frac{8}{10}+\frac{13}{10}$$

Since -\frac{8}{10} and \frac{13}{10} have the same denominator, add them by adding their numerators.

$$\frac{-8+13}{10}$$

Add -8 and 13 to get 5.

$$\frac{5}{10}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{5}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$\frac{1}{2}$$

Factor

$$\frac{1}{2} = 0.5$$