Question

What -79.54 divided by -9.7

Answer 1

It is 8.2. One way to get it is to use long division and you get 794.5/97 and solve that.

Answer 2

(-79.54) / (-9.7) = 8.2

Steps:

Conversion: 79.54 = 7954/100 = 3977/50
Unary minus: -79.54 = -3977/50
Conversion: 9.7 = 97/10
Unary minus: -9.7 = -97/10
Divide: -3977/50 / (-9710) = -397750 · 10-97 = -3977 · (-10)50 · 97 = 397704850 = 415

To divide one fraction by another, invert (turn upside-down) the second fraction, then multiply.