Question

-1 2/3 / (-2 1/5)
solve this for me please &&' thank you

Answer 1

Start by putting into improper fractions.
- 1 2/3 = - 5/3
- 2 1/5 = - 11/5

Now stack the fractions like this.


`( (-5)/(3) )/( (-11)/(5) )`

Here's the key part (or one of them). Cancel the minus signs. Since there are 2 of them they become a plus.


`\frac{ (5)/(3) }  { (11)/(5) }`

Now invert the 11/5. That means turn it upside down. Put the 5 in the numerator and 11 in the denominator. Multiply by it by the top fraction.


`(5)/(3) * (5)/(11)`

When you do this, you just multiply top by top and bottom by bottom