Solve -5/frac{-3{8}}=

$$\frac { - 5 } { \frac { - 3 } { 8 } } =$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{40}{3}\approx 13.333333333$$

Solution Steps

Divide -5 by \frac{-3}{8} by multiplying -5 by the reciprocal of \frac{-3}{8}.

$$\frac{-5\times 8}{-3}$$

Multiply -5 and 8 to get -40.

$$\frac{-40}{-3}$$

Fraction \frac{-40}{-3} can be simplified to \frac{40}{3} by removing the negative sign from both the numerator and the denominator.

$$\frac{40}{3}$$

Factor

$$\frac{2 ^ {3} \cdot 5}{3} = 13\frac{1}{3} = 13.333333333333334$$