document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=118285>Question 118285</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> -2 1/4 dived by 1 1/3 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #86409 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=86409\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> First let's convert <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-2%261%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-2%261%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > into a improper fraction\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "    <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-2%261%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-2%261%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given mixed number\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "Let's focus on the positive portion:\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "    <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2A2=8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2A2=8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply the denominator 4 by the whole number 2 to get 8\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "    <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8%2B1=9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8%2B1=9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. Add 8 to the numerator 1 to get 9. This final result is the new numerator\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "    <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Place the new numerator over the same denominator\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "    <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-9%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-9%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Now reintroduce the negative\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "    So the mixed number <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-2%261%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-2%261%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is equivalent to the improper fraction <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-9%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-9%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "----------------------------------\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "Now let's convert <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%261%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%261%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > into a improper fraction\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "    <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%261%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%261%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given mixed number\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "    <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2A1=3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2A1=3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply the denominator 3 by the whole number 1 to get 3\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "    <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2B1=4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2B1=4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. Add 3 to the numerator 1 to get 4. This final result is the new numerator\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "    <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Place the new numerator over the same denominator\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "    So the mixed number <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%261%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%261%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is equivalent to the improper fraction <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "----------------------------------\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-2%261%2F4%29%2F%281%261%2F3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-2%261%2F4%29%2F%281%261%2F3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > becomes <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-9%2F4%29%2F%284%2F3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-9%2F4%29%2F%284%2F3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-9%2F4%29%2A%28%283%29%2F%284%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-9%2F4%29%2A%28%283%29%2F%284%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Now multiply the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second fraction\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-9%2A3%29%2F%284%2A4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-9%2A3%29%2F%284%2A4%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine the two fractions\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-27%29%2F%2816%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-27%29%2F%2816%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply \r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-2%261%2F4%29%2F%281%261%2F3%29=%28-27%29%2F%2816%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-2%261%2F4%29%2F%281%261%2F3%29=%28-27%29%2F%2816%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );