Evaluate 32(-3/5)

$32 (\frac{- 3}{5})$

Step 1

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$32 (- \frac{3}{5})$

Step 2

Multiply $32 (- \frac{3}{5})$ .

Multiply $- 1$ by $32$ .

$- 32 (\frac{3}{5})$

Combine $- 32$ and $\frac{3}{5}$ .

$\frac{- 32 \cdot 3}{5}$

Multiply $- 32$ by $3$ .

$\frac{- 96}{5}$

$\frac{- 96}{5}$

Step 3

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$- \frac{96}{5}$

Step 4

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$- \frac{96}{5}$

Decimal Form:

$- 19.2$

Mixed Number Form:

$- 19 \frac{1}{5}$

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