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OpenStudy (anonymous):

-14/3 / /14/3

OpenStudy (texaschic101):

is your problem : -14/3 divided by 14/3 ??

OpenStudy (anonymous):

its supposed to be -14/3

OpenStudy (anonymous):

wouldnt my answer be 1?

OpenStudy (texaschic101):

wait....-14/3 divided by -14/3 ....is that your problem ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes I am trying to find a way to get a 1 from -14/3

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh! dont I have to divide by a postive 14/3?

OpenStudy (texaschic101):

(-14/3) / (-14/3) = -14/3 * -3/14 = -42/-42 = 1

OpenStudy (texaschic101):

when dividing fractions, flip what you are dividing by, then multiply

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i wont why my calculator wont show me 1 for my answer maybe i am trying it in wrong

OpenStudy (texaschic101):

hmmm..not sure. But I can tell you when dividing by numbers with the same sign, the answer will be positive

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ty

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