Thread: Dividing by negative fractions

-1/6x = -9/10

Do I divide the -1/6 by its reciprocal?

leaving me with: X = -9/10 divided by -1/6

And I am stuck!! Please show me how it is done.

Originally Posted by OneidaFL

-1/6x = -9/10

Is this



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Originally Posted by undefined

Is this



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The first one is the correct one

Originally Posted by OneidaFL

The first one is the correct one

So yes, divide each side by -1/6, or equivalently, multiply each side by -6.

And I am stuck!! Please show me how it is done.

-9/10 divided by -1/6

-9.10 multiplied by -6/1?

The negative is no issue here.
as you usually do in any equation of the form : . In your case, you have

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