SOLUTION: -1/3 divide 2/5 = 25/9 divide x

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Question 691518: -1/3 divide 2/5 = 25/9 divide x
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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(-1/3)/(2/5)=(25/9)/(x)
-1/3x=2/5*25/9
-1/3x=50/45
-1/3x=10/9
x=(10/9)/(-1/3)
x=10/9*-3/1
x=-30/9
x=-10/3