Solve -51/2*2/3

$$-5 \frac{ 1 }{ 2 } \times \frac{ 2 }{ 3 }$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{11}{3}\approx -3.666666667$$

Solution Steps

Multiply 5 and 2 to get 10.

$$\left(-\frac{10+1}{2}\right)\times \frac{2}{3}$$

Add 10 and 1 to get 11.

$$-\frac{11}{2}\times \frac{2}{3}$$

Multiply -\frac{11}{2} times \frac{2}{3} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{-11\times 2}{2\times 3}$$

Cancel out 2 in both numerator and denominator.

$$\frac{-11}{3}$$

Fraction \frac{-11}{3} can be rewritten as -\frac{11}{3} by extracting the negative sign.

$$-\frac{11}{3}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{11}{3} = -3\frac{2}{3} = -3.6666666666666665$$