Solve 23/8*-14/9

$$2 \frac { 3 } { 8 } \cdot - 1 \frac { 4 } { 9 }$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{247}{72}\approx -3.430555556$$

Solution Steps

Multiply 2 and 8 to get 16.

$$\frac{16+3}{8}\left(-\frac{1\times 9+4}{9}\right)$$

Add 16 and 3 to get 19.

$$\frac{19}{8}\left(-\frac{1\times 9+4}{9}\right)$$

Multiply 1 and 9 to get 9.

$$\frac{19}{8}\left(-\frac{9+4}{9}\right)$$

Add 9 and 4 to get 13.

$$\frac{19}{8}\left(-\frac{13}{9}\right)$$

Multiply \frac{19}{8} times -\frac{13}{9} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{19\left(-13\right)}{8\times 9}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{19\left(-13\right)}{8\times 9}.

$$\frac{-247}{72}$$

Fraction \frac{-247}{72} can be rewritten as -\frac{247}{72} by extracting the negative sign.

$$-\frac{247}{72}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{247}{72} = -3\frac{31}{72} = -3.4305555555555554$$