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-3 1/2 divided by -5/8

User Austensen
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2 Answers

4 votes

Answer:

5 3/5

Explanation:

First off, a negative dividend by a negative is a positive. So let's ignore both the negative signs as we know the answer will be a positive number.

3 1/2 is 7/2.

When dividing g by a fraction it is actually like multiplying by the reciprocal (turn fraction upside down).

Therefore, we need to multiply 7/2 times 8/5.

Multiple the top numbers across then multiply bottom numbers across.

56/10

5 6/10

5 3/5

User Usman Iqbal
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6 votes

Answer:

28/5

Explanation:

Alternate Form

5 3/5 or 5.6

User Chaz Lever
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4.9k points
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