What is negative one third times negative six sevenths?

Answer 1

-1/3 x -6/7 = 1 x 6 = 6 divided by 3 x 7= 21

or 6/21

divide both sides by 3 to reduce it = 2/7 and the sign is positive (SINCE TWO NEGATIVES multiplied = a positive)

which kind of makes sense, right, if have 6 of these sevenths,

and you want to have one third of them

that means 6/2 = 3 or 3 sevenths is a third of six sevenths...