Chapter 0.5, Problem 23E

To determine

To find:The product.

Answer to Problem 23E

The product is $\frac{5}{2}$ .

Explanation of Solution

Given: The given terms are $\left(-\frac{1}{3}\right)\cdot \left(-7\frac{1}{2}\right)$ .

The product is calculated as,

  $\begin{array}{c}\text{Product}=\left(-\frac{1}{3}\right)\cdot \left(-7\frac{1}{2}\right)\\ =\frac{-1}{3}\cdot \frac{-15}{2}\\ =\frac{1\cdot 5}{1\cdot 2}\\ =\frac{5}{2}\end{array}$

Therefore, the product is $\frac{5}{2}$ .