How to solve (- 1/8) / (3/4)

1. Factor the equation (x + 2)(x + 3) = 0. 2. Set each factor equal to zero: x + 2 = 0 and x + 3 = 0. 3. Solve for x: x = -2 and x = -3.

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$$-\frac{1}{8}\div\frac{3}{4}$$

$-\frac{1}{6}\approx -0.166666667$

Divide $-\frac{1}{8}$ by $\frac{3}{4}$ by multiplying $-\frac{1}{8}$ by the reciprocal of $\frac{3}{4}$.

$$-\frac{1}{8}\times \frac{4}{3}$$

Multiply $-\frac{1}{8}$ times $\frac{4}{3}$ by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{-4}{8\times 3}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction $\frac{-4}{8\times 3}$.

$$\frac{-4}{24}$$

Reduce the fraction $\frac{-4}{24}$ to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out $4$.

$$-\frac{1}{6}$$

$-\frac{1}{6} = -0.16666666666666666$