Question

Find the product. Write fractions in simplest form

$\frac{5}{6}\left(-\frac{8}{15}\right)$

Answer 1

Step 1: Calculating the product

$\frac{5}{6}\left(-\frac{8}{15}\right)=-\frac{40}{90}$

Product of two numbers with different signs is negative.

Step 2: Converting the fraction into simpler form

On converting $-\frac{40}{90}$ into simplest form we will get $-\frac{4}{9}$.

Hence the final answer is $-\frac{4}{9}$.