Question

Simplify the following:
$(-\frac{8}{25})\times \frac{5}{16}$

• A. $0.1$
• B. $-\frac{1}{10}$
• C. $-0.1$
• D. $\frac{1}{10}$

Answer 1

Answer: (B), (C)

$-0.1$

The given expression $(-\frac{8}{25})\times \frac{5}{16}$ can be simplified by cancelling comman multiples $5$ and $8$ from numerator and denominator.
$\Rightarrow (-\frac{8}{25})\times \frac{5}{16}=(-\frac{1}{5})\times \frac{1}{2}=-\frac{1}{10}$

On converting the fraction into decimal form, we get:
$-\frac{1}{10}=-0.1$