Simplify -15.6 / -4.
A. -3.9 ***
B. 3.9
C. -4.9
D. 4.9
Is my answer correct i just want to double check.Thanks!
should be + 3.9
A negative divided by a negative yields a positive answer.
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Oh ok Thanks!
Yes, your answer is correct.
To simplify the expression -15.6 / -4, you can divide both the numerator (-15.6) and the denominator (-4) by their greatest common divisor (GCD). In this case, the GCD of -15.6 and -4 is 0.4.
Dividing -15.6 by 0.4 gives us -39.
Dividing -4 by 0.4 gives us -10.
Therefore, -15.6 / -4 simplifies to -39 / -10.
Now, when you divide a negative number by another negative number, the result is positive. So, -39 / -10 is equal to 3.9.
Thus, the correct answer is A. -3.9.