[tex] - \frac{5}{12} [/tex]
Okay, we see:
[tex] - \frac{5}{8} [/tex] and [tex] \frac{2}{3} [/tex]
First, we forget about the bottom part and the negative, we first multiply the top two numbers:
5* 2 = 10
Then the two numbers at the bottom:
8*3 = 24
Then it will be [tex] \frac{10}{24} [/tex]
Because both of them can be divided by 2 nicely so divide the number on top by 2 and the number at the bottom by 2:
10/2 = 5
24/2 = 12
So it would be [tex] \frac{5}{12} [/tex]
DO NOT FORGET THE NEGATIVE!!
It is negative so it would be [tex]- \frac{5}{12} [/tex]
