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

(−3/5)×(5/16)×(7/12)÷(−3/16)×(−5/7)


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To solve the expression \((-\frac{3}{5}) \times (\frac{5}{16}) \times (\frac{7}{12}) \div (-\frac{3}{16}) \times (-\frac{5}{7})\), we can simplify it step by step.

  1. Convert the division into multiplication by taking the reciprocal of the divisor:

\[ (-\frac{3}{5}) \times (\frac{5}{16}) \times (\frac{7}{12}) \times \left(-\frac{16}{3}\right) \times (-\frac{5}{7}) \]

  1. Now, we can combine all the fractions:

\[ = \frac{-3 \times 5 \times 7 \times -16 \times -5}{5 \times 16 \times 12 \times -3 \times 7} \]

  1. Let's simplify step by step:
  • The numerator is \(-3 \times 5 \times 7 \times -16 \times -5\).
  • The denominator is \(5 \times 16 \times 12 \times -3 \times 7\).
  1. We can start canceling terms from the numerator and denominator:
  • The \(-3\) in the numerator and denominator cancels out.
  • The \(5\) in the numerator and denominator cancels out.
  • The \(7\) in the numerator and denominator cancels out.

After canceling, we simplify:

\[ = \frac{(-16) \times (-5)}{16 \times 12} \]

  1. This simplifies to:

\[ = \frac{80}{192} \]

  1. Now we simplify \(\frac{80}{192}\):

The greatest common divisor of 80 and 192 is 16.

Dividing the numerator and the denominator by 16 gives us:

\[ = \frac{5}{12} \]

Thus, the final answer is:

\[ \boxed{\frac{5}{12}} \]

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