How to solve (-3.4)((1)/(5))

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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$$(-3.4)( \frac{ 1 }{ 5 } )$$

$-0.68$

Convert decimal number $-3.4$ to fraction $-\frac{34}{10}$. Reduce the fraction $-\frac{34}{10}$ to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out $2$.

$$-\frac{17}{5}\times \frac{1}{5}$$

Multiply $-\frac{17}{5}$ times $\frac{1}{5}$ by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{-17}{5\times 5}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction $\frac{-17}{5\times 5}$.

$$\frac{-17}{25}$$

Fraction $\frac{-17}{25}$ can be rewritten as $-\frac{17}{25}$ by extracting the negative sign.

$$-\frac{17}{25}$$

$-0.68$