Basic Math Examples

$(- \frac{1}{5}) \cdot (\frac{5}{3})$

Step 1

Cancel the common factor of $5$ .

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Step 1.1

Move the leading negative in $- \frac{1}{5}$ into the numerator.

$\frac{- 1}{5} \cdot \frac{5}{3}$

Step 1.2

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{- 1}{5} \cdot \frac{5}{3}$

Step 1.3

Rewrite the expression.

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

Step 2

Rewrite $- 1 (\frac{1}{3})$ as $- (\frac{1}{3})$ .

$- \frac{1}{3}$

Step 3

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$- \frac{1}{3}$

Decimal Form:

$- 0.\overline{3}$