Solve (-104)/156div(-72)/180=?

$$\frac { ( - 104 ) } { 156 } \div \frac { ( - 72 ) } { 180 } = ?$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{5}{3}\approx 1.666666667$$

Solution Steps

Divide \frac{-104}{156} by \frac{-72}{180} by multiplying \frac{-104}{156} by the reciprocal of \frac{-72}{180}.

$$\frac{-104\times 180}{156\left(-72\right)}$$

Cancel out 2\times 3\times 12\times 52 in both numerator and denominator.

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

Fraction \frac{-5}{-3} can be simplified to \frac{5}{3} by removing the negative sign from both the numerator and the denominator.

$$\frac{5}{3}$$

Factor

$$\frac{5}{3} = 1\frac{2}{3} = 1.6666666666666667$$