Answer:
The ANSWER is 1/2 x (3/5) : (9/15) (-6/4) : (4/1) = -3/16 = -0.1875
Explanation:
Multiple: 1/2 * 3/5 = 1 · 3/2 · 5 = 3/10
Multiply both numerators and denominators. Result fraction keep to lowest possible denominator GCD(3, 10) = 1. In the following intermediate step, it cannot further simplify the fraction result by canceling.
In other words - one half multiplied by three fifths is three tenths.
Divide: the result of step No. 1 : 9/15 = 3/10 : 9/15 = 3/10 · 15/9 = 3 · 15/10 · 9 = 45/90 = 45 · 1/45 · 2 = 1/2
Dividing two fractions is the same as multiplying the first fraction by the reciprocal value of the second fraction. The first sub-step is to find the reciprocal (reverse the numerator and denominator, reciprocal of 9/
15 is 15/9) of the second fraction. Next, multiply the two numerators. Then, multiply the two denominators. In the following intermediate step, cancel by a common factor of 45 gives 1/2.
In other words - three tenths divided by nine fifteenths is one half.
the result of step No. 2 * (-6/4) = 1/2* (-6/4) = 1 · (-6)/2 · 4 = -6/8 = -3 · 2/4 · 2= -3/4
Multiply both numerators and denominators. Result fraction keep to lowest possible denominator GCD(-6, 8) = 2. In the following intermediate step, it cannot further simplify the fraction result by canceling.
In other words - one half multiplied by minus six quarters is minus three quarters.
Divide: the result of step No. 3 : 4 = -3/
4 : 4 = -3/4 · 1/4 = -3 · 1/4 · 4 = -3/16
Dividing two fractions is the same as multiplying the first fraction by the reciprocal value of the second fraction. The first sub-step is to find the reciprocal (reverse the numerator and denominator, reciprocal of 4/
1 is 1/4) of the second fraction. Next, multiply the two numerators. Then, multiply the two denominators. In the following intermediate step, it cannot further simplify the fraction result by canceling.
In other words - minus three quarters divided by four is minus three sixteenths.