How do you simplify $\frac { - 12} { 5- 8}$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-11-09T04:48:24

The answer is $4$

First, you subtract the terms in the denominator

$(-12)/(-3)$

Next, you divide three into the $12$ . Remember that a negative divided by a negative returns a positive result.

$(-12)-:(-3) = +4$

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