Question

What is one half of negative five eights

Answer 1

five eighths means 5/8

negative five eighths means -5/8

one half means 1/2

so 1/2 of negative five eighths means multiply 1/2 with -5/8

`(1)/(2) * (-5)/(8)`

multiplying numerators together and denominators together,

`(1*(-5))/(2*8)`

So answer is -5/16