The fractional expression, -3⅓ × -½ is correctly simplified as 5/3 or 1⅔.
<h3>How to Simplify Fractions?</h3>
To multiply fractions that involves mixed numbers, change the mixed number to improper fraction then multiply the denominators of both fractions together, and their numerators together, then simplify in simplest form.
Given the fractional expression, -3⅓ × -½, convert the mixed number to improper fraction:
= -10/3 × -½
Multiply their numerators and their denominators:
= (-10 × -1)/(3 × 2)
= 10/6
Simplify the fraction further
= 5/3 = 1⅔
The correct answer for -10/3 × -½ is 5/3 or 1⅔.
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