Q. Perform the operation and reduce the answer fully. Make sure to express your answer as a simplified fraction.−21⋅31Answer:
Multiply Numerators: Multiply the numerators of the two fractions.We have two fractions, −21 and 31. To multiply fractions, we multiply the numerators (the top numbers) together and the denominators (the bottom numbers) together.Calculation: −1×1=−1
Multiply Denominators: Multiply the denominators of the two fractions.Now we multiply the denominators of the two fractions.Calculation: 2×3=6
Write Result as Fraction: Write the result as a fraction.We combine the results of Step 1 and Step 2 to form a new fraction.Calculation: −61
Check for Simplification: Check if the fraction can be simplified further.The fraction −61 is already in its simplest form because the numerator and the denominator have no common factors other than 1.
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