Solve 8/13div-26/42

$$\frac { 8 } { 13 } \div \frac { - 26 } { 42 }$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{168}{169}\approx -0.99408284$$

Solution Steps

Divide \frac{8}{13} by \frac{-26}{42} by multiplying \frac{8}{13} by the reciprocal of \frac{-26}{42}.

$$\frac{8\times 42}{13\left(-26\right)}$$

Cancel out 2 in both numerator and denominator.

$$\frac{4\times 42}{-13\times 13}$$

Multiply 4 and 42 to get 168.

$$\frac{168}{-13\times 13}$$

Multiply -13 and 13 to get -169.

$$\frac{168}{-169}$$

Fraction \frac{168}{-169} can be rewritten as -\frac{168}{169} by extracting the negative sign.

$$-\frac{168}{169}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{168}{169} = -0.9940828402366864$$