Solve -0.12div(-14/5)

$$-0.12 \div (-1 \frac{ 4 }{ 5 } )$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{1}{15}\approx 0.066666667$$

Solution Steps

Multiply 1 and 5 to get 5.

$$\frac{-0.12}{-\frac{5+4}{5}}$$

Add 5 and 4 to get 9.

$$\frac{-0.12}{-\frac{9}{5}}$$

Divide -0.12 by -\frac{9}{5} by multiplying -0.12 by the reciprocal of -\frac{9}{5}.

$$-0.12\left(-\frac{5}{9}\right)$$

Convert decimal number -0.12 to fraction -\frac{12}{100}. Reduce the fraction -\frac{12}{100} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 4.

$$-\frac{3}{25}\left(-\frac{5}{9}\right)$$

Multiply -\frac{3}{25} times -\frac{5}{9} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{-3\left(-5\right)}{25\times 9}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{-3\left(-5\right)}{25\times 9}.

$$\frac{15}{225}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{15}{225} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 15.

$$\frac{1}{15}$$

Factor

$$\frac{1}{3 \cdot 5} = 0.06666666666666667$$