SOLUTION: please help me solve -1/2 divided by 3/4

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Question 767243: please help me solve -1/2 divided by 3/4
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-1/2 ÷ 3/4
= -1/2 x 4/3 {when dividing with fractions, multiply by the reciprocal}
= -4/6 {multiplied, horizontally, through numerators and denominators}
= -2/3 {reduced}

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