Question

How do you simplify `(-\frac{3}{2})\cdot (-\frac{2}{7})`?

Answer 1

`(-3/2)*(-2/7)=3/7`

Explanation:

As a negative number multiplied by negative number is positive,

we have `(-3/2)*(-2/7)`

= `3/2xx2/7`

= `3/cancel2xxcancel2/7`

= `3/7`