Question

What is -3/8 ÷ 15/16 simplified in fraction form

Answer 1

You have:

You can follow the next general formula to diide fractions:

Then you get:

You multiply:

`(-3\cdot16)/(8\cdot15)=-(48)/(120)`

You can simplify by dividing the numerator and denominator by the same number:

You can strat dividing both numbers into 2 as they are even numbers:

`-(48)/(120)=-(24)/(60)=-(12)/(30)=-(6)/(15)`

Then you can divide the -6 and 15 into 3

`-(6)/(15)=-(2)/(5)`Then the final answer is:
`-(2)/(5)`