Question

What is the product of −4 1/2 and 2 1/2 ?

Answer 1

The answer is: " -11 ¼ "; or write as: " -11.25 " .
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-4 ½ * 2 ½ =
`(-9)/(2)` *
`(5)/(2)` =
`((-9*5))/((2*2))`

=
`(-45)/(4)` ; which equals: " -11 ¼ "; or write as " -11.25 " .
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Or; "-4 ½ * 2 ½ = -4.5 * 2.5 = - 11.25 " .
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