Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
multiply across -5 x 2 = -10
8 x 3 = 24
-10/24 = -5/12
Answer:
Simplified value of the problem is [tex]\frac{-5}{12}[/tex].
Step-by-step explanation:
Given :
[tex]\frac{-5}{8} *\frac{2}{3}[/tex]
This type of multiplication is simply multiplied by numerator to numerator and denominator to denominator.
so, [tex]\frac{-5}{8} *\frac{2}{3}[/tex] = [tex]\frac{-10}{24}[/tex]
Further dividing [tex]\frac{-10}{24}[/tex] by a common number in numerator and denominator i,e 2 gives
[tex]\frac{-10}{24}[/tex]= [tex]\frac{-5}{12}[/tex]
