Solve -9*1/6*3/2

$$- 9 \cdot \frac { 1 } { 6 } \cdot \frac { 3 } { 2 }$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{9}{4}=-2.25$$

Solution Steps

Multiply -9 and \frac{1}{6} to get \frac{-9}{6}.

$$\frac{-9}{6}\times \frac{3}{2}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{-9}{6} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 3.

$$-\frac{3}{2}\times \frac{3}{2}$$

Multiply -\frac{3}{2} times \frac{3}{2} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{-3\times 3}{2\times 2}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{-3\times 3}{2\times 2}.

$$\frac{-9}{4}$$

Fraction \frac{-9}{4} can be rewritten as -\frac{9}{4} by extracting the negative sign.

$$-\frac{9}{4}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{9}{4} = -2\frac{1}{4} = -2.25$$