To solve \( -335 \div -78 \):
When you divide two negative numbers, the result is positive. Therefore:
\[ -335 \div -78 = \frac{335}{78} \]
Next, we can simplify this division. Performing the division gives:
\[ 335 \div 78 \approx 4.287 \]
This means:
- The whole number part is 4.
- To find the remainder, you can calculate \( 335 - (78 \times 4) = 335 - 312 = 23 \).
- So, we can express the answer as a mixed number:
\[ 4 \frac{23}{78} \]
Note that \( \frac{23}{78} \) cannot be reduced further as 23 is a prime number and does not divide 78.
The choice that is closest to this result is:
4 and 4 over 35
However, this is slightly different as the actual fraction is \( \frac{23}{78} \).
None of the provided responses is exactly correct, but based on your context of needing a simplified fraction, let's clarify that the answer \( 4 \frac{23}{78} \) is accurate with respect to the calculations shown.
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