Question

What is negative 1\6 times 2 and 3/4?

Answer 1

When we multiply a number by a fractional number, we can express it as the multiplication of the numeratorand the fraction divided by the ddenominatorlike this:

`a*(b)/(c)=(a* b)/(c)`

And with the multiplication of fractional numbers we can do:

`(a)/(d)*(b)/(c)=(a* b)/(d* c)`

In this case, we have -1/6 times 2 times 3/4:

`-(1)/(6)*2*(3)/(4)=-(1*2*3)/(6*4)=-(6)/(6*4)=-(6)/(6)*(1)/(4)=-1*(1)/(4)=-(1)/(4)`

Then, the answer is -1/4