Pre-Algebra Examples

$- \frac{8}{9} \cdot \frac{3}{7}$

Step 1

Cancel the common factor of $3$ .

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Step 1.1

Move the leading negative in $- \frac{8}{9}$ into the numerator.

$\frac{- 8}{9} \cdot \frac{3}{7}$

Step 1.2

Factor $3$ out of $9$ .

$\frac{- 8}{3 (3)} \cdot \frac{3}{7}$

Step 1.3

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{- 8}{3 \cdot 3} \cdot \frac{3}{7}$

Step 1.4

Rewrite the expression.

$\frac{- 8}{3} \cdot \frac{1}{7}$

Step 2

Multiply $\frac{- 8}{3}$ by $\frac{1}{7}$ .

$\frac{- 8}{3 \cdot 7}$

Step 3

Simplify the expression.

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Step 3.1

Multiply $3$ by $7$ .

$\frac{- 8}{21}$

Step 3.2

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$- \frac{8}{21}$

Step 4

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$- \frac{8}{21}$

Decimal Form:

$- 0.\overline{380952}$