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Simplify negative 15.5 divided by 5. and pls tell me how to simplify and give a step by step explanation thanks!

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The answer is -3.1, or 3 1/10.Since diving a negative and a positive equals a negative, your quotient will be negative. You can start by removing the 0.5, and divide 15 by 5 which is 3. Then with the 0.5 from -15.5, divide it by 5 and you get 0.1. 3 plus 0.1 is 3.1, and since it has to be negative, it's -3.1.

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