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(-12/17) x (-1/6)
What is the product?
Enter your answer as a fraction, in simplest form

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Final answer:

To multiply fractions, multiply the numerators together and then multiply the denominators together. Simplify the resulting fraction if possible.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the product of (-12/17) x (-1/6), you need to multiply the numerators together and the denominators together, remembering that the multiplication rules for signs. When two negative numbers are multiplied, the answer has a positive sign (see multiplication rule number 6).

Step-by-step multiplication process:

Multiply the numerators: (-12) x (-1) = 12

Multiply the denominators: 17 x 6 = 102

Combine the product of the numerators and denominators to get the fraction: 12/102

Simplify the fraction by finding the greatest common divisor (GCD) of 12 and 102, which is 6.

Divide both the numerator and the denominator by 6: (12/6) / (102/6) = 2/17

After simplifying, the product in simplest form is 2/17.

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