Solve -1.2*(62/3)

$$-1.2 \times (6 \frac{ 2 }{ 3 } )$$

Evaluate

$$-8$$

Solution Steps

Multiply 6 and 3 to get 18.

$$-1.2\times \frac{18+2}{3}$$

Add 18 and 2 to get 20.

$$-1.2\times \frac{20}{3}$$

Convert decimal number -1.2 to fraction -\frac{12}{10}. Reduce the fraction -\frac{12}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$-\frac{6}{5}\times \frac{20}{3}$$

Multiply -\frac{6}{5} times \frac{20}{3} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{-6\times 20}{5\times 3}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{-6\times 20}{5\times 3}.

$$\frac{-120}{15}$$

Divide -120 by 15 to get -8.

$$-8$$

Factor

$$-8$$