document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=738781>Question 738781</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need help with this problem. Please explain to me how you got the answer, too. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(-3/8)(-16)(-1/5). I know you multiply and the answer is going to be a negative, but I'm not sure how to work the fractions. Thanks!  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "(-3/8)(-16)(-1/5)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "first divide -16 by 8 and reduce, we get\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-3*-2*(-1/5)  multiply -3*-2 and we get\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-6/5\r<BR>\n" );
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