please help - -7 divided by 14/3
I think the answer is -3/2??
-7/(14/3) =
-7 * (3/14) = -21/14 = -3/2
Right!
Thank you Ms. Sue - glad you're still here. :)
You're welcome, Cassie. :-)
To divide -7 by 14/3, you can follow these steps:
Step 1: Convert the division of fractions to multiplication by flipping the second fraction. Therefore, dividing by 14/3 is the same as multiplying by 3/14.
Step 2: Multiply the numerator of the first fraction by the numerator of the second fraction. Multiply the denominator of the first fraction by the denominator of the second fraction.
-7 * 3 = -21 (numerator)
1 * 14 = 14 (denominator)
Step 3: Simplify the fraction if possible. In this case, the fraction cannot be simplified further.
Hence, the final answer is -21/14.
But we can simplify it by dividing the numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 7:
-21 ÷ 7 = -3 (numerator)
14 ÷ 7 = 2 (denominator)
So, the simplified answer is -3/2.
Therefore, you are correct, the answer to -7 divided by 14/3 is indeed -3/2.