Algebra Examples

$- \frac{1}{6} \cdot 4$

Step 1

Cancel the common factor of $2$ .

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Step 1.1

Move the leading negative in $- \frac{1}{6}$ into the numerator.

$\frac{- 1}{6} \cdot 4$

Step 1.2

Factor $2$ out of $6$ .

$\frac{- 1}{2 (3)} \cdot 4$

Step 1.3

Factor $2$ out of $4$ .

$\frac{- 1}{2 \cdot 3} \cdot (2 \cdot 2)$

Step 1.4

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{- 1}{2 \cdot 3} \cdot (2 \cdot 2)$

Step 1.5

Rewrite the expression.

$\frac{- 1}{3} \cdot 2$

Step 2

Combine $\frac{- 1}{3}$ and $2$ .

$\frac{- 1 \cdot 2}{3}$

Step 3

Simplify the expression.

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Step 3.1

Multiply $- 1$ by $2$ .

$\frac{- 2}{3}$

Step 3.2

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$- \frac{2}{3}$

Step 4

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$- \frac{2}{3}$

Decimal Form:

$- 0.\overline{6}$