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Perform the operation and reduce the answer fully. Make sure to express your answer as a simplified fraction.

(1)/(2)*-(10)/(9)
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Perform the operation and reduce the answer fully. Make sure to express your answer as a simplified fraction.\newline12109 \frac{1}{2} \cdot-\frac{10}{9} \newlineAnswer:

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Q. Perform the operation and reduce the answer fully. Make sure to express your answer as a simplified fraction.\newline12109 \frac{1}{2} \cdot-\frac{10}{9} \newlineAnswer:
  1. Identify numbers: Identify the numbers to be multiplied.\newlineWe have two fractions: 12\frac{1}{2} and 109-\frac{10}{9}. We need to multiply these two fractions together.
  2. Multiply numerators: Multiply the numerators.\newlineMultiply the numerators of the two fractions: 1×10=101 \times -10 = -10.
  3. Multiply denominators: Multiply the denominators.\newlineMultiply the denominators of the two fractions: 2×9=182 \times 9 = 18.
  4. Write as fraction: Write the result as a fraction.\newlineCombine the results of Step 22 and Step 33 to form a new fraction: (10)/(18)(-10)/(18).
  5. Simplify fraction: Simplify the fraction.\newlineThe numerator and the denominator have a common factor of 22. Divide both by 22 to simplify the fraction: (10/2)/(18/2)=5/9(-10/2)/(18/2) = -5/9.

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