Question

What is -5/8 × 2/3?​

Answer 1

Explanation:

multiply across -5 x 2 = -10

8 x 3 = 24

-10/24 = -5/12

Answer 2

Simplified value of the problem is
`(-5)/(12)`.

Explanation:

Given :

`(-5)/(8) *(2)/(3)`

This type of multiplication is simply multiplied by numerator to numerator and denominator to denominator.

so,
`(-5)/(8) *(2)/(3)` =
`(-10)/(24)`

Further dividing
`(-10)/(24)` by a common number in numerator and denominator i,e 2 gives

`(-10)/(24)`=
`(-5)/(12)`