How do you simplify (1/4)(-9)(1/5)?

1 Answer
Apr 16, 2017

-9/20

Explanation:

We can consider this to be the multiplication of 3 fractions.

"That is "

1/4xx(-9)/1xx1/5

"there is no "color(blue)"cancelling" " between numerator/denominator"

"Hence multiply remaining values on numerator/denominator"

rArr(1xx-9xx1)/(4xx1xx5)

=(-9)/20

=-9/20larrcolor(red)" in simplest form"