SOLUTION: Find the quotient. - 15/26 divided by ( - 5/14 ) Thanks! Please work fast! Happy Holidays!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!

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Question 65668This question is from textbook Pre-Algebra
: Find the quotient.
- 15/26 divided by ( - 5/14 )






Thanks! Please work fast! Happy Holidays!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~! This question is from textbook Pre-Algebra

Answer by Edwin McCravy(20054) About Me  (Show Source):
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- 15/26 divided by ( - 5/14 ) 


   15        5 
- ---- ÷ - ----
   26       14

Invert the second fraction and change the ÷ to ×

   15       14 
- ---- × - ----
   26        5

Cancel by dividing the 15 and the 5 both by 5

    3        
   15       14 
- ---- × - ----
   26        5
             1

Cancel by dividing the 14 and the 26 both by 2


    3        7
   15       14 
- ---- × - ----
   26        5
   13        1

It's a negative fraction multiplied by a
negative fraction, so the answer will be 
positive.

Multiply numerators and denominators:

      21
     ----
      13

If you like you can write that as 1 8/13

Edwin