Solve -51/2div(-41/2)=

$$- 5 \frac { 1 } { 2 } \div ( - 4 \frac { 1 } { 2 } ) =$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{11}{9}\approx 1.222222222$$

Solution Steps

Multiply 5 and 2 to get 10.

$$\frac{-\frac{10+1}{2}}{-\frac{4\times 2+1}{2}}$$

Add 10 and 1 to get 11.

$$\frac{-\frac{11}{2}}{-\frac{4\times 2+1}{2}}$$

Multiply 4 and 2 to get 8.

$$\frac{-\frac{11}{2}}{-\frac{8+1}{2}}$$

Add 8 and 1 to get 9.

$$\frac{-\frac{11}{2}}{-\frac{9}{2}}$$

Divide -\frac{11}{2} by -\frac{9}{2} by multiplying -\frac{11}{2} by the reciprocal of -\frac{9}{2}.

$$-\frac{11}{2}\left(-\frac{2}{9}\right)$$

Multiply -\frac{11}{2} times -\frac{2}{9} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{-11\left(-2\right)}{2\times 9}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{-11\left(-2\right)}{2\times 9}.

$$\frac{22}{18}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{22}{18} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{11}{9}$$

Factor

$$\frac{11}{3 ^ {2}} = 1\frac{2}{9} = 1.2222222222222223$$