Solve .5*(-1/3)

$$.5 \times ( - \frac { 1 } { 3 } )$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{1}{6}\approx -0.166666667$$

Solution Steps

Convert decimal number 0.5 to fraction \frac{5}{10}. Reduce the fraction \frac{5}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

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

Multiply \frac{1}{2} times -\frac{1}{3} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

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

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{1\left(-1\right)}{2\times 3}.

$$\frac{-1}{6}$$

Fraction \frac{-1}{6} can be rewritten as -\frac{1}{6} by extracting the negative sign.

$$-\frac{1}{6}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{1}{6} = -0.16666666666666666$$