Basic Math Examples

$- \frac{18}{25} \cdot (- \frac{5}{9})$

Step 1

Cancel the common factor of $9$ .

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Step 1.1

Move the leading negative in $- \frac{18}{25}$ into the numerator.

$\frac{- 18}{25} \cdot (- \frac{5}{9})$

Step 1.2

Move the leading negative in $- \frac{5}{9}$ into the numerator.

$\frac{- 18}{25} \cdot \frac{- 5}{9}$

Step 1.3

Factor $9$ out of $- 18$ .

$\frac{9 (- 2)}{25} \cdot \frac{- 5}{9}$

Step 1.4

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{9 \cdot - 2}{25} \cdot \frac{- 5}{9}$

Step 1.5

Rewrite the expression.

$\frac{- 2}{25} \cdot - 5$

Step 2

Cancel the common factor of $5$ .

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Step 2.1

Factor $5$ out of $25$ .

$\frac{- 2}{5 (5)} \cdot - 5$

Step 2.2

Factor $5$ out of $- 5$ .

$\frac{- 2}{5 \cdot 5} \cdot (5 \cdot - 1)$

Step 2.3

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{- 2}{5 \cdot 5} \cdot (5 \cdot - 1)$

Step 2.4

Rewrite the expression.

$\frac{- 2}{5} \cdot - 1$

Step 3

Combine $\frac{- 2}{5}$ and $- 1$ .

$\frac{- 2 \cdot - 1}{5}$

Step 4

Multiply $- 2$ by $- 1$ .

$\frac{2}{5}$

Step 5

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$\frac{2}{5}$

Decimal Form:

$0.4$