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3 years ago

Evaluate A/B for a = 1/2 and b = -3/7

Mathematics

2 answers:

bonufazy [111]3 years ago

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Answer:

-7/6

Step-by-step explanation:

If a = 1/2 and b = -3/7, then your given:

1/2 divided by -3/7=

-7/2*3=

-7/6

Sorry if its a bit unclears

il63 [147K]3 years ago

3 0

Answer:

$\frac{7}{-6}$

Step-by-step explanation:

To do this you are basically dividing the fractions so when you set up the equation it will look like this $\frac{1}{2}/\frac{-3}{7}$ now that we have this we will take the reciprocal of -3/7 which is 7/-3 and than multiply the 2 fractions we we get 7/-6

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