What is the quotient when you divide -10/11 by -2/5?

Question

2 3/4

-2 3/11

4/11

2 3/11

Answer 1

To divide fractions, we multiply the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second fraction.

The reciprocal of -2/5 is -5/2.

So, when we multiply -10/11 by -5/2, we get:

(-10/11) * (-5/2) = (10/11) * (5/2) = 50/22 = 25/11

The fraction 25/11 can be simplified to mixed number form as:

25/11 = 2 remainder 3/11

Therefore, the quotient is 2 3/11.