Solve 3(-5/5-1/3)*3

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

Evaluate

$$-12$$

Solution Steps

Divide 5 by 5 to get 1.

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

Convert -1 to fraction -\frac{3}{3}.

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

Since -\frac{3}{3} and \frac{1}{3} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$3\times \frac{-3-1}{3}\times 3$$

Subtract 1 from -3 to get -4.

$$3\left(-\frac{4}{3}\right)\times 3$$

Cancel out 3 and 3.

$$-4\times 3$$

Multiply -4 and 3 to get -12.

$$-12$$

Factor

$$-12$$