Use properties of operations and rules for multiplying signed numbers to multiply -2/5 by 3/10. Write the answer in simplest form.

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To multiply fractions, we multiply the numerators and multiply the denominators.

The multiplication of the numerators is -2 * 3 = -6.
The multiplication of the denominators is 5 * 10 = 50.

Thus, -2/5 multiplied by 3/10 is -6/50.

To simplify the fraction, we can divide both the numerator and denominator by their greatest common factor, which in this case is 2.

-6 divided by 2 is -3.
50 divided by 2 is 25.

So, -2/5 multiplied by 3/10 simplifies to -3/25.