SOLUTION: -5/24 divided by 7/12 cant find how to do this problem

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Question 65008: -5/24 divided by 7/12 cant find how to do this problem
Found 2 solutions by checkley71, stanbon:
Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
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(-5/24)/(7/12) IN ORDER TO DIVIDE A FRACTION YOU NEED TO INVERT THE DENOMINATOR
TO (12/7) AND MULTIPLY THIS BY THE NUMERATOR.
(-5/24)(12/7)
-60/168
-15/42

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
-5/24 divided by 7/12
Invert the denominator and multiply:
[-5/24]
=[-5/2]/[1/7]
=-5/14
Cheers
Stan H.