Question

Nico and Lorena used different methods to determine the product of three fractions.

Nico’s Method
Lorena’s Method
(2) (one-sixth) (Negative four-fifths) = (StartFraction 2 over 1 EndFraction) (one-sixth) (negative four-fifths) = StartFraction (2) (1) (negative 4) over (1) (6) (5) EndFraction = Negative StartFraction 8 over 30 EndFraction = Negative StartFraction 4 over 15 EndFraction
(2) (one-sixth) (Negative four-fifths) = (StartFraction 2 over 1 EndFraction) (one-sixth) (negative four-fifths) = StartFraction (2) (1) (negative 4) over (1) (6) (5) EndFraction = Negative StartFraction 8 over Negative 30 EndFraction = StartFraction 4 over 15 EndFraction

Whose solution is correct and why?
Nico is correct because he knew that Negative four-fifths = StartFraction negative 4 over negative 5 EndFraction.
Nico is correct because he knew that Negative four-fifths = StartFraction negative 4 over 5 EndFraction.
Lorena is correct because she knew that Negative four-fifths = StartFraction negative 4 over 5 EndFraction
Lorena is correct because she knew that Negative four-fifths = StartFraction negative 4 over negative 5 EndFraction

Answer 1

Nico is correct.

Explanation:

-4/5 doesn't equal to -4 over 5. Eh- i tried- whatevs-

Answer 2

Nico is correct because he knew that -4/5 is not equal to -4/-5.

-4/-5 is actually equal to 4/5.

Explanation: