Question
Divide: $\frac{16}{-5}$ by $\frac{-8}{7}$
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Answer
$\begin{aligned} & \frac{16}{-5} \text { by } \frac{-8}{7} \\ & =\frac{16}{-5} \div \frac{-8}{7} \Rightarrow \frac{16}{-5} \times \frac{7}{-8} \\ & =\frac{2}{-5} \times \frac{7}{-1} \\ & =\frac{2 \times 7}{-5 \times(-1)}=\frac{14}{5}=2 \frac{4}{5}\end{aligned}$
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