Multiply.
-$\frac { 3 x ^ { 2 } } { 5 } \cdot \frac { 40 } { x ^ { 3 } }$
A) $\frac { 24 x ^ { 2 } } { x ^ { 3 } }$
B) $\frac { 24 } { x }$
C) $\frac { x } { 24 }$
D) $\frac { 120 x ^ { 2 } } { 5 x ^ { 3 } }$

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When multiplying fractions, you multiply the numerators together and the denominators together. Here, $3x^2 \times 40 = 120x^2$ and $5 \times x^3 = 5x^3$. Simplifying $120x^2 / 5x^3$ gives $24/x$, as $120/5 = 24$ and $x^2/x^3 = 1/x$.

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- $\frac { 3 x ^ { 2 } } { 5 } \cdot \frac { 40 } { x ^ { 3 } }$