SOLUTION: Simplify the fraction -{2x/(-xy} completely.

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Question 8543: Simplify the fraction -{2x/(-xy} completely.
Answer by glabow(165) About Me  (Show Source):
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You have -%282x%2F%28-xy%29%29
Since there is an x in both the numerator and the denominator you can factor out x%2Fx and it equals 1.
Then the fraction's denominator is negative, and the whole fraction is negative. What is the negative of a negative?
What are you left with?