Answer
$\frac{3}{2}$
Work Step by Step
$-\frac{8}{5}(-\frac{15}{16})=-\frac{8}{5}\times-\frac{15}{16}=\frac{8\times15}{5\times16}=\frac{120}{80}=\frac{3}{2}$
The signs of both numbers are the same, so the resulting product will be positive.
Basic College Mathematics (10th Edition)
by Lial, Margaret L.; Salzman, Stanley A.; Hestwood, Diana L.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0134467795
ISBN 13:
978-0-13446-779-5
Chapter 9 - Basic Algebra - 9.3 Multiplying and Dividing Signed Numbers - 9.3 Exercises - Page 644: 34
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