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OpenStudy (shadowcain):

Which of the following is equivalent to -(5/14)? A. 14/-5 B. -5/14 C. 5/14 D. -5/-14

OpenStudy (anonymous):

What happens if you distribute the negative over to the fraction? \[-(\frac{ 5 }{ 14 })=-\frac{ 5 }{ 14 }\]

OpenStudy (shadowcain):

yes, that's what I got. But it's not one of the options

OpenStudy (anonymous):

You mean B isn't the same? :P

OpenStudy (shadowcain):

I just was wondering why not B or D

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Well, the answer is B. It's not D because D becomes positive. Negative divided by a negative is a positive.

OpenStudy (shadowcain):

ok, that's true!!!

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