\[\boxed{\text{4.\ 372}}\]
\[m \cdot (n \cdot k) = (m \cdot n) \cdot k\]
\[\textbf{а)}\ m = 0,4;n = - 0,5;k = 4,8:\]
\[0,4 \cdot ( - 0,5 \cdot 4,8) =\]
\[= \left( 0,4 \cdot ( - 0,5) \right) \cdot 4,8\]
\[0,4 \cdot ( - 2,4) = - 0,2 \cdot 4,8\]
\[- 0,96 = - 0,96\]
\[верно.\]
\[\textbf{б)}\ m = - \frac{3}{4};n = - 1\frac{2}{7};k = - 2\frac{1}{3}:\]
\[- \frac{3}{4} \cdot \left( - 1\frac{2}{7} \cdot \left( - 2\frac{1}{3} \right) \right) =\]
\[= \left( - \frac{3}{4} \cdot \left( - 1\frac{2}{7} \right) \right) \cdot \left( - 2\frac{1}{3} \right)\]
\[- \frac{3}{4} \cdot \left( \frac{9}{7} \cdot \frac{7}{3} \right) = \left( \frac{3}{4} \cdot \frac{9}{7} \right) \cdot \left( - \frac{7}{3} \right)\]
\[- \frac{3}{4} \cdot 3 = \frac{27}{28} \cdot \left( - \frac{7}{3} \right)\]
\[- \frac{9}{4} = - \frac{9}{4}\]
\[верно.\]