SOLUTION: negitive 5 and one third divided by 8 =

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Question 223315: negitive 5 and one third divided by 8 =
Found 3 solutions by checkley77, rfer, jsmallt9:
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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-5+(1/3)/8=
-5+1/24
(-5*24+1)/24
(120-1)/24
119/24 ANS.

Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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(-5 1/3)/8
(-16/3)*3/24=-48/72=-2/3

Answer by jsmallt9(3758) About Me  (Show Source):
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%28-5%261%2F3%29%2F8
First let's change the mixed number into an improper fraction. (Mixed numbers are a pain to work with.):
%28%28-16%29%2F3%29%2F8
Now let's change the "divide by 8" into "multiply by the reciprocal of 8" (which is 1/8):
%28%28-16%29%2F3%29%2A%281%2F8%29
Now we can multiply and simplify:
%28-16%29%2F24
%28-2%29%2F3