Question

Multiply. Write answers in simplest form

Answer 1

First, change the mixed number into an improper fraction : 1 3/4 = 7/4
Then, write -7 as an improper fraction. You now have this expression:

-7/1 x 7/4.

Multiply each numerator and denominator, and you get your answer: -49/4, which reduces to -12 and 1/4, or -12.25