Solve 16/49:(-64/35)

$$\frac { 16 } { 49 } : ( - \frac { 64 } { 35 } )$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{5}{28}\approx -0.178571429$$

Solution Steps

Divide \frac{16}{49} by -\frac{64}{35} by multiplying \frac{16}{49} by the reciprocal of -\frac{64}{35}.

$$\frac{16}{49}\left(-\frac{35}{64}\right)$$

Multiply \frac{16}{49} times -\frac{35}{64} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{16\left(-35\right)}{49\times 64}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{16\left(-35\right)}{49\times 64}.

$$\frac{-560}{3136}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{-560}{3136} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 112.

$$-\frac{5}{28}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{5}{28} = -0.17857142857142858$$