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OpenStudy (anonymous):

-2/15 divided by (- 2/5)= 1/3

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@triciaal

OpenStudy (anonymous):

wait what?

OpenStudy (prettygirl_shynice):

nvm

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh ok haha

OpenStudy (prettygirl_shynice):

lol

OpenStudy (prettygirl_shynice):

@jerey45 ,@Daniel56k

OpenStudy (prettygirl_shynice):

@Daniel56k

OpenStudy (anonymous):

👍👋

OpenStudy (anonymous):

alright lets do this

OpenStudy (prettygirl_shynice):

kk

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so..

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I think am confuse with the division

OpenStudy (anonymous):

what grade are you in?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Am just kidding

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Ok, so explain what I did wrong

OpenStudy (anonymous):

this is what the question means

OpenStudy (prettygirl_shynice):

yea im here yhall im quite

OpenStudy (anonymous):

(-2/3)/(-2/5) which is not equal to 1/3

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I'll ask for backup :) @DanJS

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Daniel

OpenStudy (anonymous):

okay let me explain this to you

OpenStudy (anonymous):

....

OpenStudy (anonymous):

you came back

OpenStudy (prettygirl_shynice):

yhall got it

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Can you guys help me please.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

when you are dividing numbers like that the fraction in the right side is always swapped for the division sign to change to a multiplication sign

OpenStudy (prettygirl_shynice):

yea

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I know that :3

OpenStudy (prettygirl_shynice):

so what we solve

OpenStudy (anonymous):

and u switch the second fraction

OpenStudy (anonymous):

then cross multiply

OpenStudy (anonymous):

okay now solve it like that

OpenStudy (anonymous):

then actually multiply

OpenStudy (anonymous):

and get the answer

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes

OpenStudy (anonymous):

do you guys even know how to divide fractions??

OpenStudy (prettygirl_shynice):

yea

OpenStudy (anonymous):

not in a mean way, sorry

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yea

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok so what's the answer

OpenStudy (anonymous):

hope you will not report me if i solve it out by drawing

OpenStudy (anonymous):

its easy once you get the hang of it

OpenStudy (anonymous):

:II

OpenStudy (anonymous):

we wont

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Ok, so what's the answer @jerey45

OpenStudy (anonymous):

alright

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I need to do other work hurry please

OpenStudy (anonymous):

it's been 13 minutes :I

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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