How do write in simplest form given #3/2*(-1/3)#?

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Answer 1 · 2016-10-24T04:40:35

#-1/2#

#3/2*(-1/3)# can be rewritten as,

#3/2*(-1)/3#
now we multiply both the top and the bottom,

#(3*(-1))/(2*3)#

we can cancel the 3 from the top and the bottom

#(cancel(3)*(-1))/(2*cancel(3))#

leaving us with,

#-1/2#

which is the simplest form.