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- 4/5 X (-5/8) = help me solve show your work. thanks

User Senfen
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Answer:

1/2

Explanation:

It's easier to work this problem if you write it as follows:

-4 -5

----- * ------

5 8

Since we have (-)(-) here, the end result is positive.

Cancel the 5s and reduce the fraction 4/8 to 1/2, obtaining 1/2 as your final answer.

User Nurys
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Answer:

1/2.

Explanation:

- 4/5 X (-5/8)

= (-4 * -5) / (5*8)

= 20 / 40

Divide top and bottom by 20 , we have:

1/2.

User Jacek J
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