-32/85 /50/51

Question

-32/85 /50/51

anonymous · Answer

is this (-32/85)/(50/51) ???

anonymous · Answer

the original problem has o parenthesis

anonymous · Answer

no*

anonymous · Answer

well how i see it. you wrote it as negative 32 divide it by 85 divide it by 50 divide it by 51. that all equals to a negative small number...
but if you have (-32/85)/(50/51) then the answer is -0.384

anonymous · Answer

yes its like the top of what u said

anonymous · Answer

then -0.0001476355248

anonymous · Answer

lol can u show me how u came up with this

anonymous · Answer

i used a calculator

anonymous · Answer

o ok well the steps

anonymous · Answer

well since it's a negative. the answer will be negative either way.
just divided all of them

anonymous · Answer

but i thought i wld have to fid the common den.?

anonymous · Answer

no you don't.
since you are dividing -32/85=-.3764   rounding the answer
then take the answer -.3764/50=-.007529 rounding the answer
take that answer -.007529/51=-0.0001476355248 final rounded answer

anonymous · Answer

-32  times  51  equals  -16*2  times  17*3  equals  -16*3  =  -48 
  85           50                17*5            25*2               5*25       125

anonymous · Answer

ROUNDING IS BAD

anonymous · Answer

i know rounding is bad. but i'm using graphing calculator. which means i can take the previous answer (not rounded) and divide it by what ever i need. comes up to be closer calculations...