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Perform the operation and reduce the answer fully. Make sure to express your answer

as a simplified fraction.
8/5 Divided by -10/9

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Answer:

-2 32/45

Explanation:

Answer:

=23245

Solution by separating parts

Eliminating a negative and changing our operation.

=85+109

Solving the fraction parts

85+109=?

Find the LCD of 8/5 and 10/9 and rewrite to solve with the equivalent fractions.

LCD = 45

7245+5045=12245

Simplifying the fraction part, 122/45,

12245=23245

Solution by Formulas

Using the given fractions,

85−−109

Applying the fractions formula for subtraction,

=(8×9)−(−10×5)5×9

=72−−5045

=12245

Simplifying 122/45, the answer is

=23245

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