Question

Find the value of -3/5 divided by 2

Answer 1

Answer:

$\frac{ - 3}{5} \div 2$

By reciprocal,

$\frac{ - 5}{ 3} \times 2$

=

$\frac{ - 10}{3}$

Answer 2

Given,

A fractional number -3/5.

To find,

The value of -3/5 when divided by 2.

Solution,

-3/5 is a fractional number with numerator -3 and denominator 5.

• A fractional number is of the form a/b where a and b are numerators and denominators respectively.

⇒   (-3/5) ÷ 2

⇒   (-3/5) × (1/2).

After multiplication, in the next step, we would get,

⇒   -3/10.

• It doesn't matter if the numerator sign is in denominator or numerator as there is only one minus sign, if both the numerator and denominator would have minus sign then they had been canceled each other giving us a positive fractional number.

Hence, -3/5 divided by 2 is -3/10.