Question

what is the result of -2/3⋅12 3/8? enter the result as an improper fraction and as a mixed number.

Answer 1

$-\dfrac{2}{3}\cdot12\dfrac{3}{8}=-\dfrac{2}{3}\cdot\dfrac{12\cdot8+3}{8}=-\dfrac{2}{3}\cdot\dfrac{99}{8}\\\\=-\dfrac{1}{1}\cdot\dfrac{33}{4}=\boxed{-\dfrac{33}{4}}=-\dfrac{32+1}{4}=\boxed{-8\dfrac{1}{4}}$