Solve 0.6*(4/5-2)

$$0.6 \times ( \frac { 4 } { 5 } - 2 )$$

Evaluate

$$-0.72$$

Solution Steps

Convert 2 to fraction \frac{10}{5}.

$$0.6\left(\frac{4}{5}-\frac{10}{5}\right)$$

Since \frac{4}{5} and \frac{10}{5} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$0.6\times \frac{4-10}{5}$$

Subtract 10 from 4 to get -6.

$$0.6\left(-\frac{6}{5}\right)$$

Convert decimal number 0.6 to fraction \frac{6}{10}. Reduce the fraction \frac{6}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{3}{5}\left(-\frac{6}{5}\right)$$

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

$$\frac{3\left(-6\right)}{5\times 5}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{3\left(-6\right)}{5\times 5}.

$$\frac{-18}{25}$$

Fraction \frac{-18}{25} can be rewritten as -\frac{18}{25} by extracting the negative sign.

$$-\frac{18}{25}$$

Factor

$$-0.72$$