Question

What is one half of negative five eights

Answer 1

five eighths means 5/8

negative five eighths means -5/8

one half means 1/2

so 1/2 of negative five eighths means multiply 1/2 with -5/8

$\frac{1}{2} * \frac{-5}{8}$

multiplying numerators together and denominators together,

$\frac{1*(-5)}{2*8}$

So answer is -5/16