SOLUTION: -14/9 / -2 5/6 and 3/2 / 1 5/8 thank you soo much!

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Question 322218: -14/9 / -2 5/6
and
3/2 / 1 5/8
thank you soo much!
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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(-14/9) / (-2 5/6)
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= (-14/9) / [-(6*2+5)/6]
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= (-14/9) / [-17/6]
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Invert and multiply:
= (-14/9)*(-6/17)
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Reduce where you can to get:
= (-14/3)*(-2/17)
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= 28/51
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(3/2) / (1 5/8)
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= (3/2) / (13/8)
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= (3/2)*(8/13)
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= 12/13
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Cheers,
Stan H.