Question

Find the reciprocal of 4/5×(3/-8)

Answer 1

$= \frac{4}{5} \times \frac{3}{ - 8}$
$= \frac{4 \times 3}{5 \times ( - 8)} \: = \frac{12}{ - 40} = \frac{3}{ - 10}$
it's reciprocal is therefore
$- \frac{10}{3}$

Answer 2

$\frac{4}{5} \times \frac{3}{ - 8} \\ \frac{12}{ - 40} \\ \frac{ - 3}{10} \\ reciprocal \: = \frac{ - 10}{3}$