Solve -(4000/3)(15/16000)

$$-( \frac{ 4000 }{ 3 } )( \frac{ 15 }{ 16000 } )$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{5}{4}=-1.25$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{15}{16000} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$-\frac{4000}{3}\times \frac{3}{3200}$$

Multiply -\frac{4000}{3} times \frac{3}{3200} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{-4000\times 3}{3\times 3200}$$

Cancel out 3 in both numerator and denominator.

$$\frac{-4000}{3200}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{-4000}{3200} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 800.

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

Factor

$$-\frac{5}{4} = -1\frac{1}{4} = -1.25$$