Solve -13/7div-6/5

$$\frac { - 13 } { 7 } \div \frac { - 6 } { 5 }$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{65}{42}\approx 1.547619048$$

Solution Steps

Divide \frac{-13}{7} by \frac{-6}{5} by multiplying \frac{-13}{7} by the reciprocal of \frac{-6}{5}.

$$\frac{-13\times 5}{7\left(-6\right)}$$

Multiply -13 and 5 to get -65.

$$\frac{-65}{7\left(-6\right)}$$

Multiply 7 and -6 to get -42.

$$\frac{-65}{-42}$$

Fraction \frac{-65}{-42} can be simplified to \frac{65}{42} by removing the negative sign from both the numerator and the denominator.

$$\frac{65}{42}$$

Factor

$$\frac{5 \cdot 13}{2 \cdot 3 \cdot 7} = 1\frac{23}{42} = 1.5476190476190477$$