How to solve -(2)/(5)(1)/(2)

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

$-\frac{1}{5}=-0.2$

Multiply $-\frac{2}{5}$ times $\frac{1}{2}$ by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{-2}{5\times 2}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction $\frac{-2}{5\times 2}$.

$$\frac{-2}{10}$$

Reduce the fraction $\frac{-2}{10}$ to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out $2$.

$$-\frac{1}{5}$$

$-\frac{1}{5} = -0.2$