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What is the result of -2/3⋅12 3/8? enter the result as an improper fraction and as a mixed number.

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-(2)/(3)\cdot12(3)/(8)=-(2)/(3)\cdot(12\cdot8+3)/(8)=-(2)/(3)\cdot(99)/(8)\\\\=-(1)/(1)\cdot(33)/(4)=\boxed{-(33)/(4)}=-(32+1)/(4)=\boxed{-8(1)/(4)}
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