Question
Simplify: $-\frac{5}{8} \div \frac{3}{4}$
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Answer
$\begin{aligned} & -\frac{5}{8} \div \frac{3}{4} \\ & =-\frac{5}{8} \times \frac{4}{3} \\ & =-\frac{5 \times 4}{8 \times 3}=-\frac{20}{24}=-\frac{20 \div 4}{24 \div 4}=-\frac{5}{6}\end{aligned}$
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