Question

What is the value of the expression below?
( - 4/9 ) x (4 1/3 )

Answer 1

`-(52)/(27)`

Explanation:

Let's first convert everything to improper fractions as it becomes easier to compute with.

`4 (1)/(3) = (4*3+1)/(3) =(13)/(3)`

Now we can put that back into the expression:

`-(4)/(9) * (13)/(3)`

Nothing cancels out so the answer we get is:

`-(52)/(27)`