Use the properties of operations and rules for multiplying and dividing signed numbers to solve:

(−4)×(7/5)×(−3/4)÷(7/15)


(1 point)
Responses

9
9

147/75
Start Fraction 147 over 75 End Fraction

−147/75
negative Start Fraction 147 over 75 End Fraction

−9

1 answer

To solve the expression \((−4)×(7/5)×(−3/4)÷(7/15)\), we can break it down step by step using properties of operations and rules for signed numbers.

  1. Multiply the first two fractions: \[ (−4) \times \left(\frac{7}{5}\right) \times (−3/4) \] First, we note that \((−4)\) can be rewritten as \(-\frac{4}{1}\), so: \[ -\frac{4}{1} \times \frac{7}{5} \times -\frac{3}{4} \]

  2. Multiply the first two numbers: \[ -\frac{4}{1} \times -\frac{3}{4} = \frac{4 \times 3}{1 \times 4} = \frac{12}{4} = 3 \] Note: The product is positive because we multiplied two negative numbers.

  3. Now multiply this result with \(\frac{7}{5}\): \[ 3 \times \frac{7}{5} = \frac{3 \times 7}{1 \times 5} = \frac{21}{5} \]

  4. Now divide this result by \(\frac{7}{15}\): To divide by a fraction, we multiply by its reciprocal: \[ \frac{21}{5} \div \frac{7}{15} = \frac{21}{5} \times \frac{15}{7} \]

  5. Multiply the fractions: \[ \frac{21 \times 15}{5 \times 7} \] Simplifying:

    • \(21\) and \(7\) can be simplified: \(21 ÷ 7 = 3\)
    • \(15\) and \(5\) can be simplified: \(15 ÷ 5 = 3\)

    So we have: \[ \frac{3 \times 3}{1 \times 1} = 9 \]

Thus, the final result of \((−4)×(7/5)×(−3/4)÷(7/15)\) is:

9