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Example

3(r+2s)=2t-4

a⋅(b-2)=3b

3(r+2s)=2t-4

a⋅(b-2)=3b

Question

$$\frac{-5}{3}\div\frac{-15}{9}$$

Evaluate

$1$

Solution Steps

Divide $\frac{-5}{3}$ by $\frac{-15}{9}$ by multiplying $\frac{-5}{3}$ by the reciprocal of $\frac{-15}{9}$.

$$\frac{-5\times 9}{3\left(-15\right)}$$

Cancel out $3\times 3\times 5$ in both numerator and denominator.

$$\frac{-1}{-1}$$

Cancel out $-1$ in both numerator and denominator.

$$1$$

Factor

$1$