How to solve - 6 1/8 * 3/14

1. Factor the equation (x + 2)(x + 3) = 0. 2. Set each factor equal to zero: x + 2 = 0 and x + 3 = 0. 3. Solve for x: x = -2 and x = -3.

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$$-6\frac{1}{8}\times\frac{3}{14}$$

$-\frac{21}{16}=-1.3125$

Multiply $6$ and $8$ to get $48$.

$$\left(-\frac{48+1}{8}\right)\times \frac{3}{14}$$

Add $48$ and $1$ to get $49$.

$$-\frac{49}{8}\times \frac{3}{14}$$

Multiply $-\frac{49}{8}$ times $\frac{3}{14}$ by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{-49\times 3}{8\times 14}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction $\frac{-49\times 3}{8\times 14}$.

$$\frac{-147}{112}$$

Reduce the fraction $\frac{-147}{112}$ to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out $7$.

$$-\frac{21}{16}$$

$-\frac{21}{16} = -1\frac{5}{16} = -1.3125$