Solve -3.42div0.6*(-2.7)

$$-3.42 \div 0.6 \times (-2.7)$$

Evaluate

$$15.39$$

Solution Steps

Expand \frac{-3.42}{0.6} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 100.

$$\frac{-342}{60}\left(-2.7\right)$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{-342}{60} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 6.

$$-\frac{57}{10}\left(-2.7\right)$$

Convert decimal number -2.7 to fraction -\frac{27}{10}.

$$-\frac{57}{10}\left(-\frac{27}{10}\right)$$

Multiply -\frac{57}{10} times -\frac{27}{10} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{-57\left(-27\right)}{10\times 10}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{-57\left(-27\right)}{10\times 10}.

$$\frac{1539}{100}$$

Factor

$$\frac{19 \cdot 3 ^ {4}}{2 ^ {2} \cdot 5 ^ {2}} = 15\frac{39}{100} = 15.39$$