Solve 1/2div(-3/4)

$$\frac { 1 } { 2 } \div ( - \frac { 3 } { 4 } )$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{2}{3}\approx -0.666666667$$

Solution Steps

Divide \frac{1}{2} by -\frac{3}{4} by multiplying \frac{1}{2} by the reciprocal of -\frac{3}{4}.

$$\frac{1}{2}\left(-\frac{4}{3}\right)$$

Multiply \frac{1}{2} times -\frac{4}{3} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{1\left(-4\right)}{2\times 3}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{1\left(-4\right)}{2\times 3}.

$$\frac{-4}{6}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{-4}{6} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

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

Factor

$$-\frac{2}{3} = -0.6666666666666666$$