Solve -55/8*(-15/36)=

$$-5 \frac{ 5 }{ 8 } \times (- 1 \frac { 5 } { 36 } )=$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{205}{32}=6.40625$$

Solution Steps

Multiply 5 and 8 to get 40.

$$\left(-\frac{40+5}{8}\right)\left(-\frac{1\times 36+5}{36}\right)$$

Add 40 and 5 to get 45.

$$-\frac{45}{8}\left(-\frac{36+5}{36}\right)$$

Add 36 and 5 to get 41.

$$-\frac{45}{8}\left(-\frac{41}{36}\right)$$

Multiply -\frac{45}{8} times -\frac{41}{36} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{-45\left(-41\right)}{8\times 36}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{-45\left(-41\right)}{8\times 36}.

$$\frac{1845}{288}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{1845}{288} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 9.

$$\frac{205}{32}$$

Factor

$$\frac{5 \cdot 41}{2 ^ {5}} = 6\frac{13}{32} = 6.40625$$