Solve -13/8*1.6

$$-1 \frac{ 3 }{ 8 } \times 1.6$$

Evaluate

$$-2.2$$

Solution Steps

Multiply 1 and 8 to get 8.

$$\left(-\frac{8+3}{8}\right)\times 1.6$$

Add 8 and 3 to get 11.

$$-\frac{11}{8}\times 1.6$$

Convert decimal number 1.6 to fraction \frac{16}{10}. Reduce the fraction \frac{16}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$-\frac{11}{8}\times \frac{8}{5}$$

Multiply -\frac{11}{8} times \frac{8}{5} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{-11\times 8}{8\times 5}$$

Cancel out 8 in both numerator and denominator.

$$\frac{-11}{5}$$

Fraction \frac{-11}{5} can be rewritten as -\frac{11}{5} by extracting the negative sign.

$$-\frac{11}{5}$$

Factor

$$-2.2$$