The expression is 2xy
we will substitute x and y by the given values
x = -1/4 and y = 3
[tex]2xy=2\times(\frac{-1}{4})\times(3)[/tex]We put the values of y in the expression
Now we will calculate the value
[tex]2xy=\frac{2\times-1\times3}{4}[/tex]We will multiply the numbers in the numerator
[tex]2xy=\frac{-6}{4}[/tex]We will simplify the fraction by divide up and down by 2
[tex]\begin{gathered} 2xy=\frac{-\frac{6}{2}}{\frac{4}{2}}=\frac{-3}{2} \\ 2xy=-\frac{3}{2} \end{gathered}[/tex]