Solve -0.5*3/2

$$-0.5 \times \frac{ 3 }{ 2 }$$

Evaluate

$$-0.75$$

Solution Steps

Convert decimal number -0.5 to fraction -\frac{5}{10}. Reduce the fraction -\frac{5}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$-\frac{1}{2}\times \frac{3}{2}$$

Multiply -\frac{1}{2} times \frac{3}{2} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

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

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

$$\frac{-3}{4}$$

Fraction \frac{-3}{4} can be rewritten as -\frac{3}{4} by extracting the negative sign.

$$-\frac{3}{4}$$

Factor

$$-0.75$$