Determine the product of: 21/14 and -1.5(1 point) Responses -2.25 -2.25 -1 -1 0 0 2.26 2.26

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To determine the product of \( \frac{21}{14} \) and \(-1.5\), we first simplify \( \frac{21}{14} \).

\[ \frac{21}{14} = \frac{21 \div 7}{14 \div 7} = \frac{3}{2} \]

Now, we calculate the product:

\[ \frac{3}{2} \times (-1.5) \]

We can convert \(-1.5\) to a fraction:

\[ -1.5 = -\frac{3}{2} \]

Now we multiply:

\[ \frac{3}{2} \times -\frac{3}{2} = \frac{3 \times -3}{2 \times 2} = \frac{-9}{4} \]

Now we can convert \(-\frac{9}{4}\) to a decimal:

\[ -\frac{9}{4} = -2.25 \]

Therefore, the product of \( \frac{21}{14} \) and \(-1.5\) is:

\[ \boxed{-2.25} \]