What is - 4/5 times - 5/7

What is - 4/5 times - 5/7?

20/35 or in simplified form 4/7

The answer is 4/7

4 5

- * -

5 7

Multiply across so 4*5 is 20 and 5*7 is 35

You can simplify that by 5 so the answer would be positive 4/7.

Remember a negative times a negative is positive and a positive times a positive is a positive.

Different signs like negative times a positive would result in a negative answer.