Pre-Algebra Examples

$\frac{7}{3} \cdot (- \frac{1}{7})$

Step 1

Cancel the common factor of $7$ .

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Step 1.1

Move the leading negative in $- \frac{1}{7}$ into the numerator.

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

Step 1.2

Cancel the common factor.

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

Step 1.3

Rewrite the expression.

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

Step 2

Combine $\frac{1}{3}$ and $- 1$ .

$\frac{- 1}{3}$

Step 3

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$- \frac{1}{3}$

Step 4

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$- \frac{1}{3}$

Decimal Form:

$- 0.\overline{3}$