Math - steve dowling, Thursday, September 13, 2007 at 8:44pm
what is -5/18 (8/15)=
Can you show the work
Thanks
-5*8/(18*15) = -1*2*4/(9*2*3)
= -4/27
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To solve this equation, we need to multiply -5/18 by 8/15.
First, let's multiply the numerators together to get -5 * 8 = -40.
Next, let's multiply the denominators together to get 18 * 15 = 270.
So now we have -40/270.
To simplify this fraction, we can divide both the numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 10 in this case.
Dividing -40 by 10 gives us -4, and dividing 270 by 10 gives us 27.
So the simplified fraction is -4/27.