Prealgebra (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321955048
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Chapter 4 - Section 4.3 - Multiplying and Dividing Fractions - Exercise Set - Page 247: 72

Answer

$-\frac{7}{2}$

Work Step by Step

$\frac{5}{8}\div(\frac{4}{7}\times -\frac{5}{16})=\frac{5}{8}\div( -\frac{20}{112})=\frac{5}{8}\times -\frac{112}{20}=-\frac{560}{160}=-\frac{560\div80}{160\div80}=-\frac{7}{2}$
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