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-3 3/8 x -2/3 divided by(-1 3/4)

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do PEMDAS first, and then try to come up with the answer according to pemdas. (:
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\bf \stackrel{mixed}{-3(3)/(8)}\implies -\cfrac{3\cdot 8+3}{8}\implies \stackrel{improper}{-\cfrac{27}{8}}~\hfill \stackrel{mixed}{-1(3)/(4)}\implies -\cfrac{1\cdot 4+3}{4}\implies \stackrel{improper}{-\cfrac{7}{4}} \\\\[-0.35em] ~\dotfill


\bf \stackrel{\textit{from left to right}}{-\cfrac{\stackrel{9}{~~\begin{matrix} 27 \\[-0.7em]\cline{1-1}\\[-5pt]\end{matrix}~~}}{\underset{4}{~~\begin{matrix} 8 \\[-0.7em]\cline{1-1}\\[-5pt]\end{matrix}~~}}* -\cfrac{~~\begin{matrix} 2 \\[-0.7em]\cline{1-1}\\[-5pt]\end{matrix}~~}{~~\begin{matrix} 3 \\[-0.7em]\cline{1-1}\\[-5pt]\end{matrix}~~}/ -\cfrac{7}{4}}\implies \cfrac{9}{4}/ -\cfrac{7}{4}


\bf \cfrac{9}{~~\begin{matrix} 4 \\[-0.7em]\cline{1-1}\\[-5pt]\end{matrix}~~}*-\cfrac{~~\begin{matrix} 4 \\[-0.7em]\cline{1-1}\\[-5pt]\end{matrix}~~}{7}\implies -\cfrac{9}{7}

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