SOLUTION: what is the answer to -5/8 divided by -15/4?

Question 249092: what is the answer to -5/8 divided by -15/4?
Found 2 solutions by rfer, stanbon:
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(-5/8)/(-15/4)=
(-5/8)*(-4/15)=+20/120=+1/6
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
what is the answer to -5/8 divided by -15/4?
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Invert the denominator and multiply to get:
(-5/8)*(-4/15)
Cancel common factors: 5 and 4
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= (1/2)(1/3)
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= 1/6
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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