Answer:
a) 8/11 x 5/3
b) It will be positive. When we have an even number of negatives, the result will be positive ( (-) + (-) = +).
Explanation:
a) -8/11 / -3/5
1) -8/11 ÷ (-3/5)
Write the complex fraction as a division expression. Use parentheses because our second fraction is a negative.
2) 8/11 ÷ 3/5
When we have an even number of negatives, the result will be positive ( (-) + (-) = +).
3) 8/11 x 5/3
Dividing is the same as multiplying the second part of the fraction flipped.
4) 40/33
Multiply them: 8 x 5 / 11 x 3
Since the question wants you to write as a multiplication expression, this is the answer:
8/11 x 5/3.