Solve -0.6*1/12*(-100)

$$-0.6 \times \frac{ 1 }{ 12 } \times (-100)$$

Evaluate

$$5$$

Solution Steps

Convert decimal number -0.6 to fraction -\frac{6}{10}. Reduce the fraction -\frac{6}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$-\frac{3}{5}\times \frac{1}{12}\left(-100\right)$$

Multiply -\frac{3}{5} times \frac{1}{12} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{-3}{5\times 12}\left(-100\right)$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{-3}{5\times 12}.

$$\frac{-3}{60}\left(-100\right)$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{-3}{60} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 3.

$$-\frac{1}{20}\left(-100\right)$$

Express -\frac{1}{20}\left(-100\right) as a single fraction.

$$\frac{-\left(-100\right)}{20}$$

Multiply -1 and -100 to get 100.

$$\frac{100}{20}$$

Divide 100 by 20 to get 5.

$$5$$

Factor

$$5$$