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OpenStudy (lolitsaubree):

2 1/2÷(−1 3/4) Will Medal and Fan

alones (alones):

\[2\frac{ 1 }{ 2 } ÷-1\frac{ 3 }{ 4 }\] Is that hos your problem looks like?

OpenStudy (lolitsaubree):

yes

alones (alones):

waitt i forgot to mention perenthesis

OpenStudy (wolf1728):

To make that easier to read is the question 5/2 divided by -7/4

OpenStudy (lolitsaubree):

yes i know

OpenStudy (wolf1728):

LolitsAubree do you kow how to solve this?

OpenStudy (lolitsaubree):

you flip the fraction to the side then multiply across

OpenStudy (wolf1728):

Okay, I guess you do :-)

OpenStudy (lolitsaubree):

could you help?

OpenStudy (wolf1728):

You need help with this problem?

OpenStudy (lolitsaubree):

ya

OpenStudy (wolf1728):

Okay, 5/2 divided by -7/4 equals 5/2 x -4/7 5/2 x -4/7 equals -20/14

OpenStudy (lolitsaubree):

thanks! the simplified would be -7/10

OpenStudy (wolf1728):

no - it reduces to -10/7

OpenStudy (lolitsaubree):

oh ya, brain fart.

OpenStudy (wolf1728):

that's okay

OpenStudy (lolitsaubree):

-1 3/7

OpenStudy (wolf1728):

right !!

OpenStudy (lolitsaubree):

thanks, my mind is just not working right today LOL!

OpenStudy (lolitsaubree):

bye!

OpenStudy (wolf1728):

You're doing okay

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