Basic Math Examples

$\frac{- 5}{15} \cdot \frac{- 10}{8}$

Step 1

Cancel the common factor of $5$ .

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Step 1.1

Factor $5$ out of $15$ .

$\frac{- 5}{5 (3)} \cdot \frac{- 10}{8}$

Step 1.2

Factor $5$ out of $- 10$ .

$\frac{- 5}{5 \cdot 3} \cdot \frac{5 \cdot - 2}{8}$

Step 1.3

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{- 5}{5 \cdot 3} \cdot \frac{5 \cdot - 2}{8}$

Step 1.4

Rewrite the expression.

$\frac{- 5}{3} \cdot \frac{- 2}{8}$

Step 2

Multiply $\frac{- 5}{3}$ by $\frac{- 2}{8}$ .

$\frac{- 5 \cdot - 2}{3 \cdot 8}$

Step 3

Multiply.

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Step 3.1

Multiply $- 5$ by $- 2$ .

$\frac{10}{3 \cdot 8}$

Step 3.2

Multiply $3$ by $8$ .

$\frac{10}{24}$

Step 4

Cancel the common factor of $10$ and $24$ .

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Step 4.1

Factor $2$ out of $10$ .

$\frac{2 (5)}{24}$

Step 4.2

Cancel the common factors.

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Step 4.2.1

Factor $2$ out of $24$ .

$\frac{2 \cdot 5}{2 \cdot 12}$

Step 4.2.2

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{2 \cdot 5}{2 \cdot 12}$

Step 4.2.3

Rewrite the expression.

$\frac{5}{12}$

Step 5

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$\frac{5}{12}$

Decimal Form:

$0.41\overline{6}$