Solve (-3ab):(-4ab)3

$$( - 3 a b ) : ( - 4 a b ) 3$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{9}{4}=2.25$$

Solution Steps

Cancel out ab in both numerator and denominator.

$$\frac{-3}{-4}\times 3$$

Fraction \frac{-3}{-4} can be simplified to \frac{3}{4} by removing the negative sign from both the numerator and the denominator.

$$\frac{3}{4}\times 3$$

Express \frac{3}{4}\times 3 as a single fraction.

$$\frac{3\times 3}{4}$$

Multiply 3 and 3 to get 9.

$$\frac{9}{4}$$

Factor

$$\frac{3 ^ {2}}{2 ^ {2}} = 2\frac{1}{4} = 2.25$$