Question

Multiply -2 1/2 × -1 2/3 =

Answer 1

hello

we are asked to multiply two mixed fractions.

to do this, we need to convert the mixed fractions to improper fraction

`\begin{gathered} -2(1)/(2)=-(5)/(2) \\ \\ -1(2)/(3)=-(5)/(3) \end{gathered}`

now we can proceed to multiply the two numbers.

simply multiply numerator to numerator and denominator to denominator

`-(5)/(2)*-(5)/(3)=(25)/(6)`

the answer to the question is 25/6