Basic Math Examples

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

Step 1

Cancel the common factor of $3$ .

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Step 1.1

Move the leading negative in $- \frac{3}{2}$ into the numerator.

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

Step 1.2

Factor $3$ out of $- 3$ .

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

Step 1.3

Cancel the common factor.

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

Step 1.4

Rewrite the expression.

$\frac{- 1}{2}$

Step 2

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$- \frac{1}{2}$

Step 3

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$- \frac{1}{2}$

Decimal Form:

$- 0.5$