Evaluate the expression shown below and write your answer as a fraction in simplest form: - 9/16 (-11/12)
To evaluate the expression -9/16 (-11/12), we need to multiply the numerators and the denominators together.
(-9/16) × (-11/12) = (9 × 11) / (16 × 12) = 99 / 192
To simplify the fraction, we can divide both the numerator and the denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 3.
99 / 192 = (99 ÷ 3) / (192 ÷ 3) = 33 / 64
Therefore, the expression -9/16 (-11/12) simplified to the fraction 33/64.