Prealgebra (7th Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Section 4.3 - Multiplying and Dividing Fractions - Practice - Page 244: 16

Answer

a $-\frac{27}{8}$ b $\frac{1}{6}$

Work Step by Step

$x=-\frac{3}{4}$ and $y =\frac{9}{2} $ a $ xy=?$ Replace x and y with the above values $-\frac{3}{4}\times\frac{9}{2}=-\frac{27}{8}$ b $x\div y=?$ Replace x and y with the above values $-\frac{3}{4}\div\frac{9}{2}$ $-\frac{3}{4}\times\frac{2}{9}=\frac{1}{6}$
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