Solve 24/5*-10/12

$$2 \frac { 4 } { 5 } \times \frac { - 10 } { 12 }$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{7}{3}\approx -2.333333333$$

Solution Steps

Multiply 2 and 5 to get 10.

$$\frac{10+4}{5}\times \frac{-10}{12}$$

Add 10 and 4 to get 14.

$$\frac{14}{5}\times \frac{-10}{12}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{-10}{12} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{14}{5}\left(-\frac{5}{6}\right)$$

Multiply \frac{14}{5} times -\frac{5}{6} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{14\left(-5\right)}{5\times 6}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{14\left(-5\right)}{5\times 6}.

$$\frac{-70}{30}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{-70}{30} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 10.

$$-\frac{7}{3}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{7}{3} = -2\frac{1}{3} = -2.3333333333333335$$