Solve -12/13/frac{5{13}}

$$\frac { - \frac { 12 } { 13 } } { \frac { 5 } { 13 } }$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{12}{5}=-2.4$$

Solution Steps

Divide -\frac{12}{13} by \frac{5}{13} by multiplying -\frac{12}{13} by the reciprocal of \frac{5}{13}.

$$-\frac{12}{13}\times \frac{13}{5}$$

Multiply -\frac{12}{13} times \frac{13}{5} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{-12\times 13}{13\times 5}$$

Cancel out 13 in both numerator and denominator.

$$\frac{-12}{5}$$

Fraction \frac{-12}{5} can be rewritten as -\frac{12}{5} by extracting the negative sign.

$$-\frac{12}{5}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{12}{5} = -2\frac{2}{5} = -2.4$$