Question

Which of the following is equivalent to -(5/14)?

A. 14/-5
B. -5/14
C. 5/14
D. -5/-14

Answer 1

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

Answer 2

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

Answer 3

You mean B isn't the same? :P

Answer 4

I just was wondering why not B or D

Answer 5

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

Answer 6

ok, that's true!!!