How do you simplify $7 \frac{1}{8} \div (- 2)$ $7 1/8 div (-2)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-04-04T13:37:21

$= - 3 \frac{9}{16}$ $= -3 9/16$

$7 \frac{1}{8} \div \frac{- 2}{1}$ $7 1/8 div (-2)/1$

$= \frac{57}{8} \times \frac{1}{- 2} \leftarrow$ $=57/8 xx 1/-2" "larr$ improper fraction $\times$ $xx$ reciprocal

$= - \frac{57}{16}$ $=-57/16$

$= - 3 \frac{9}{16}$ $= -3 9/16$

Remember a positive multiplied by a negative gives a negative.

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