Solve -3/4div12/5=1

$$- \frac { 3 } { 4 } \div \frac { 12 } { 5 } = 1$$

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Solution Steps

Divide -\frac{3}{4} by \frac{12}{5} by multiplying -\frac{3}{4} by the reciprocal of \frac{12}{5}.

$$-\frac{3}{4}\times \frac{5}{12}=1$$

Multiply -\frac{3}{4} times \frac{5}{12} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{-3\times 5}{4\times 12}=1$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{-3\times 5}{4\times 12}.

$$\frac{-15}{48}=1$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{-15}{48} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 3.

$$-\frac{5}{16}=1$$

Convert 1 to fraction \frac{16}{16}.

$$-\frac{5}{16}=\frac{16}{16}$$

Compare -\frac{5}{16} and \frac{16}{16}.

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