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- 9/14 over 2/7 in simplest form step by step

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Answer:

-9/4

Explanation:

-9

-----

14

------------

2

----

7

To divide -9/14 by 2/7, invert 2/7 and multiply instead:

-9 7

------- * -----

14 2

Reducing, we get:

(-9)(1)

--------- = -9/4

(2)(2)

User Tamis
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Answer:

-63/28 or 2 1/4

Explanation:

when dividing you will be multiplying by the reciprocal of the second fraction. SO it will be...

-9/14 times 7/2

this is... -63/28

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