Solve -284/5*5/6

$$- 28 \frac { 4 } { 5 } \times \frac{ 5 }{ 6 }$$

Evaluate

$$-24$$

Solution Steps

Multiply 28 and 5 to get 140.

$$\left(-\frac{140+4}{5}\right)\times \frac{5}{6}$$

Add 140 and 4 to get 144.

$$-\frac{144}{5}\times \frac{5}{6}$$

Multiply -\frac{144}{5} times \frac{5}{6} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{-144\times 5}{5\times 6}$$

Cancel out 5 in both numerator and denominator.

$$\frac{-144}{6}$$

Divide -144 by 6 to get -24.

$$-24$$

Factor

$$-24$$