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What is the product in lowest terms?

-6/11 times 3/4




A.-9/22




B.-6/13




C.9/22




D.6/13

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The answer is A

Explanation:

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In multiplying fractions, both numerators are multiplied while both denominators are multiplied. The product of the numerators is the new numerator, and the product of the denominators is the new denominator too.

Given: -6/11 and 3/4

Multiplying the fractions:
-6/11 * 3/4 = (-6 * 3) / (11 * 4)

-18 / 44

However this isn't the final form. The numbers -18 and 44 can still be reduced to lowest terms by dividing both numbers with a common factor. In this case, both of the numbers can be divided by 2, giving us:

(-18/2) / (44/2) = -9 / 22

Therefore the equation is lowest terms is equal to A. -9 / 22
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