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What is the quotient of −112÷2 1/3 ?

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Answer:

-48

Explanation:

−112÷2 1/3 needs to be rewritten as -112 / (7/3), where 7/3 is the improper fraction version of 2 1/3.

Then we have

-112

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7/3

Recall that division by a fraction is equivalent to multiplication by the reciprocal of the fraction; thus, the above expression becomes

-112 * 3

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7

This, in turn, can be reduced through division to -16*3, which equals -48.

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