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Not really sure how to do this with a negative number

Not really sure how to do this with a negative number-example-1
User Joshnh
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Note that (-1/7) = -(1/7).

So you have

1 -1 -1
--- * ------ = ------
2 7 14
User Liam De Haas
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1/2*(-1/7) = - (1*1)/(2*7)= - 1/14

(+)*(-) = (-)

Answer : - 1/14
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