Question

What is -1/4 x (-8/9) in simplest form??

Answer 1

The right answer is
`(2)/(9)`.

Explanation:

To multiply two fractions we multiply numerator by numerator and denominator by denominator. In this case:

`(-1)/(4) x(-8)/(9) = (8)/(36)`

Notice that both numerator and denominator are divisible by 4. Dividing both by 4 we get
`(8)/(36) = (2)/(9)`