Question

how do you reduce -5/8 / 11/4 would i just divide it?

Answer 1

a/b : c/d=a/b*d/c follow this rule

Answer 2

cross multiply.

Answer 3

-5/8 * 4/11

Answer 4

but it's a fraction over a fraction. ohh so i flip the second fraction?

Answer 5

yea tht's wht u do :)

Answer 6

ok thanks!

Answer 7

Does this make sense? Multiply top and bottom by 4/11 to make the messy denominator become 1

\[\frac{\frac{-5}{8}} {\frac{11}{4}}=\frac{\frac{-5}{8}\cdot\frac{4}{11}} {\frac{11}{4}\cdot\frac{4}{11}}=\frac{\frac{-5}{8}\cdot\frac{4}{11}}{1} =\frac{-5}{8}\cdot\frac{4}{11}\]