Solve -4.8*-7/12=

$$- 4.8 \cdot \frac { - 7 } { 12 } =$$

Evaluate

$$2.8$$

Solution Steps

Fraction \frac{-7}{12} can be rewritten as -\frac{7}{12} by extracting the negative sign.

$$-4.8\left(-\frac{7}{12}\right)$$

Convert decimal number -4.8 to fraction -\frac{48}{10}. Reduce the fraction -\frac{48}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$-\frac{24}{5}\left(-\frac{7}{12}\right)$$

Multiply -\frac{24}{5} times -\frac{7}{12} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{-24\left(-7\right)}{5\times 12}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{-24\left(-7\right)}{5\times 12}.

$$\frac{168}{60}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{168}{60} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 12.

$$\frac{14}{5}$$

Factor

$$\frac{2 \cdot 7}{5} = 2\frac{4}{5} = 2.8$$