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What is negative five times negative one third

User Usmanhaq
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Answer:

5/3

Explanation:

A negative times a negative is a positive. So your answer will be positive.

When multiplying a whole number times a fraction, you multiply the whole (big) number times the top number (numerator) and just keep the bottom number (denominator) the same.

5 × 1/3

Is 5×1 on TOP and just keep the 3 on the bottom.

(5×1)/3

5/3

5/3 is the best answer, but if you are being asked for a "mixed number" then 5/3 is the same as 1 2/3.

User Marco Jakob
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Answer:

-5 1/3

Explanation:

User Shashank Singh
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