Solve 2*(-3/4)*(-5/12)

$$2 \cdot ( - \frac { 3 } { 4 } ) \cdot ( - \frac { 5 } { 12 } )$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{5}{8}=0.625$$

Solution Steps

Express 2\left(-\frac{3}{4}\right) as a single fraction.

$$\frac{2\left(-3\right)}{4}\left(-\frac{5}{12}\right)$$

Multiply 2 and -3 to get -6.

$$\frac{-6}{4}\left(-\frac{5}{12}\right)$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{-6}{4} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$-\frac{3}{2}\left(-\frac{5}{12}\right)$$

Multiply -\frac{3}{2} times -\frac{5}{12} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{-3\left(-5\right)}{2\times 12}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{-3\left(-5\right)}{2\times 12}.

$$\frac{15}{24}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{15}{24} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 3.

$$\frac{5}{8}$$

Factor

$$\frac{5}{2 ^ {3}} = 0.625$$