Asked by junhgbf

Examine the division problem.

StartFraction 15 over 4 EndFraction divided by (negative StartFraction 5 over 8 EndFraction

To solve the problem, you first must find the reciprocal of the second fraction. Which reciprocal fraction should you use?

Negative StartFraction 5 over 1 EndFraction
Negative one-fifth
Negative StartFraction 5 over 8 EndFraction
Negative StartFraction 8 over 5 EndFraction

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
The reciprocal of -5/8 is -8/5 (flip numerator and denominator; the negative sign stays).

So you use -8/5. (Then 15/4 ÷ (-5/8) = 15/4 × (-8/5) = -6.)