Answer: [tex]- \frac{62}{5}[/tex]
Convert the decimal number into a fraction
Multiply by 10
[tex](- \frac{12.40}{1} ) (\frac{10}{10})[/tex]
[tex]- \frac{124}{10}[/tex]
Divide the fraction by 2
[tex]- \frac{62}{5}[/tex]