QUESTION 1.
The given fraction is
![\frac{1}{4} \times - 12](/tpl/images/0357/9123/e4204.png)
This implies that,
![= \frac{1}{4} \times 4 \times -3](/tpl/images/0357/9123/e91ae.png)
Cancel the common factors and obtain,
![= - 3](/tpl/images/0357/9123/7da3a.png)
QUESTION 2
The given fraction is
![- \frac{1}{3} \times 39](/tpl/images/0357/9123/9dea7.png)
Factor 39 to get,
![= - \frac{1}{3} \times 3 \times 13](/tpl/images/0357/9123/d684a.png)
Cancel out the common factors to get,
![= - 3](/tpl/images/0357/9123/7da3a.png)
QUESTION 3.
The given fraction is
![- \frac{4}{5} \times - 75](/tpl/images/0357/9123/163cb.png)
Factor to obtain,
![= - \frac{4}{5} \times - 15 \times 5](/tpl/images/0357/9123/83f3b.png)
Cancel out the common factors to get
![= - 4 \times - 5](/tpl/images/0357/9123/8e350.png)
This simplifies to,
![= 20](/tpl/images/0357/9123/e339c.png)
QUESTION 4
The given expression is
![- \frac{2}{5} \times \frac{3}{4}](/tpl/images/0357/9123/b7ded.png)
Cancel the common factors and obtain,
![= - \frac{1}{5} \times \frac{3}{2}](/tpl/images/0357/9123/e4bc3.png)
Multiply the first numerator by the second and the first denominator by the second to get,
![= - \frac{3}{10}](/tpl/images/0357/9123/25e8e.png)
QUESTION 5
The given expression is
![\frac{8}{3}\times - 42](/tpl/images/0357/9123/262f5.png)
We factor the -42 to get,
![= \frac{8}{3} \times 3 \times - 14](/tpl/images/0357/9123/a146e.png)
Cancel out the common factors and obtain,
![= 8 \times - 14](/tpl/images/0357/9123/3266d.png)
![= - 112](/tpl/images/0357/9123/1e49a.png)