Question

How do you solve 35 divided by -1/5?

Answer 1

When you divide by a fraction, you multiply by the reciprocal of the fraction:
so 35 * -5/1

Answer 2

I got 175 as my answer. Is that right?

Answer 3

Every number thats not in a fraction such as 5 can also be written with denominator 1, so 5 is also 5/1.
So you can ignore the 1 in this case.
Just do 35*-5

Answer 4

Yep since that is 35*-5

Answer 5

Wait, so 35 x -5 is not -175, it is just 175 without the negative?

Answer 6

Sorry I didn't see you didn't have a negative sign, it should be -175.
Positive times negative = negative

Answer 7

Oh, that is what I thought. Thank you so much!