Question

What is −1 2/3⋅(−5 1/4)?

Answer 1

Okay, so is that -12, or -1 * (2/3)?

Answer 2

It's -1 and 2/3 times -5 and 1/4

Answer 3

Convert both mixed numbers into improper fractions. Please show your work.
Example: -2 3/7 = -17/7

Answer 4

Okay, well using PEMDAS, you know to solve the equation in the parenthesis first, and so -5 * (1/4) = -5/4, (-1.25 in decimal form)

Now, you know that anything times 1 = itself, but in this case you have a negative infront of the one, so you keep the negative giving you:

(-1/2) * (-5/4)

Plug this into a calculator and you get:

5/8

Answer 5

thanks