document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=7402>Question 7402</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am really struggling in math and the book is helping alot because it explanes everything with examples and the problem i am trying to do has no example in the book i am hopeing you can help me solve it or will show me a good example. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "#110. Find the reciprocal of the number. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-12.1/-0.11 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "All other questions have fractions but this one dosent. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "thank you - Amy  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #4106 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bonster><B>bonster(299)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bonster><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=4106\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> When faced with a problem with decimals, put it in fraction form:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-12.1/-0.11 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-12<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > / <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-11%2F100 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-11%2F100\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=121%2F10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"121%2F10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >/-<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=11%2F100 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"11%2F100\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "At this point, you can change the problem from a division to a multiplication problem by using the reciprocal of -<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=11%2F100 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"11%2F100\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > which is -<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=100%2F11 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"100%2F11\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=121%2F10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"121%2F10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >*-<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=100%2F11 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"100%2F11\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "simplify<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(11)(-10)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=-110 </SPAN>\n" );
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