-5/12 is a negative divided by a positive which is a negative number and when we divide it using a calculator we get -0.4166666667 Look at A. 5/-12 is a positive divided by a negative which is also a negative and when we divide it using a calculator we also get -0.4166666667. So A is equivalent to -5/12 Look at B. 5 divided by -12 is the same as A just written in words. So B is also equivalent to -5/12 Look at C. 0.416 is not equivalent to -0.4166666667. So it isn't equivalent to -5/12. Edwin