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Can you please help me with this? the question is What is Andrew's mistake? and find the correct answer?

Can you please help me with this? the question is What is Andrew's mistake? and find-example-1
User Eris
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Answer:

there is no -1 it must be one so it is now 3/4 x 4/3=12/2=1

Explanation:

User Pavel Samokha
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When you divide by a fraction, you must take its reciprocal and multiply.
Andrew did not do that,

So, (-3/4) / (4/3) becomes (-3/4) x (3/4)
The answer is -9/16.
User Tomas Farias
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