What is (1/2)/(-8/7) ?

The solution to (1/2)/(-8/7) is -7/16

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simplify (1/2)/(-8/7)

simplify

\frac{\frac{1}{2}}{- \frac{8}{7}}

- \frac{7}{16}

Decimal Notation

- 0.4375

Solution steps

\frac{\frac{1}{2}}{- \frac{8}{7}}

Apply the fraction rule:

\frac{a}{- b} = - \frac{a}{b}

= - \frac{\frac{1}{2}}{\frac{8}{7}}

Apply the fraction rule:

\frac{\frac{a}{b}}{\frac{c}{d}} = \frac{a \cdot d}{b \cdot c}

\frac{\frac{1}{2}}{\frac{8}{7}} = \frac{1 \cdot 7}{2 \cdot 8}

= - \frac{1 \cdot 7}{2 \cdot 8}

Multiply the numbers:

1 \cdot 7 = 7

= - \frac{7}{2 \cdot 8}

Multiply the numbers:

2 \cdot 8 = 16

= - \frac{7}{16}

424 - 272

110 \div 11

3 x^{2} \times 2 x^{2}

- 148