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8/15 divided by -0.35 as fraction

User Amit Mehta
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Hi, I'm happy to help!

To solve this problem, we can turn -0.35 into an equivalent fraction.


(8)/(15)÷
(-0.35)/(1)

For division, I like to use the strategy called KFC. This stand for Keep, flip, and change. You keep the first fraction, flip the second, and change the operation.


(8)/(15)×
(1)/(-0.35)

Now we multiply the top by the top and the bottom by the bottom.


(8)/(-5.25)

We know that the negative applies to the entire fraction, so we write it like this:

-
(8)/(5.25)

I hope this was helpful, keep learning! :D

User Grifaton
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-0.35 = - (35/100) = -7/20
(8/15) / (7/20) = (8/15) * (20/7) = (8*20) / (15*7)
= 160/105 = 32/21
User Josh Rutherford
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