Fractions as Divisors: Using negative numbers

Let's remember that we are dividing a positive number by a negative number, so the result will necessarily be a negative number.

We will divide both the numerator and the denominator by the highest number that both are divisible by.

In this case, the number is -9

We will divide the fraction as follows:

$\frac{-9:-9}{9:-9}=\frac{1}{-1}=-1$

Let's remember that we are dividing a positive number by a negative number, so the result will necessarily be a negative number.

We will divide the numerator and the denominator by the highest number that both are divisible by.

In this case, there is no number by which we can divide, so the fraction remains as it is.

Let's remember that we are dividing a positive number by a negative number, so the result will necessarily be a negative number.

We will divide both the numerator and the denominator by the highest number that both are divisible by.

In this case, the number is -2

We will divide the fraction as follows:

$\frac{10:-2}{-2:-2}=\frac{-5}{1}=-5$

Let's remember that we are dividing a positive number by a negative number, so the result will necessarily be a negative number.

We will divide both the numerator and the denominator by the highest number that both are divisible by.

In this case, that number is 8

We will divide the fraction as follows:

$\frac{8:8}{-48:8}=\frac{1}{-6}=-\frac{1}{6}$

Let's remember that we are dividing a positive number by a negative number, so the result will necessarily be a negative number.

We will divide both the numerator and the denominator by the highest number that both are divisible by.

In this case, that number is -7

We will divide the fraction as follows:

$\frac{56:-7}{-7:-7}=\frac{-8}{1}=-8$

Let's remember that we are dividing a positive number by a negative number, so the result will necessarily be a negative number.

We will divide both the numerator and the denominator by the highest number that both are divisible by.

In this case, that number is 2

We will divide the fraction as follows:

$\frac{-40:2}{2:2}=\frac{-20}{1}=-20$

Let's remember that we are dividing a positive number by a negative number, so the result will necessarily be a negative number.

We will divide both the numerator and the denominator by the highest number that both are divisible by.

In this case, the number is -40

We will divide the fraction as follows:

$\frac{-40:-40}{120:-40}=\frac{1}{-5}=-\frac{1}{5}$

Let's remember that we are dividing a positive number by a negative number, so the result will necessarily be a negative number.

We will divide both the numerator and the denominator by the highest number that both are divisible by.

In this case, the number is -864

We will divide the fraction as follows:

$\frac{-864:-864}{864:-864}=\frac{1}{-1}=-1$

Let's remember that we are dividing a positive number by a negative number, so the result will necessarily be a negative number.

We will divide both the numerator and the denominator by the highest number that both are divisible by.

In this case, that number is 2

We will divide the fraction as follows:

$\frac{-530:2}{2:2}=\frac{-265}{1}=-265$

Let's remember that we are dividing a positive number by a negative number, so the result will necessarily be a negative number.

We will divide both the numerator and the denominator by the highest number that both are divisible by.

In this case, that number is 48

We will divide the fraction as follows:

$\frac{-96:48}{48:48}=\frac{-2}{1}=-2$

Let's remember that we are dividing a positive number by a negative number, so the result will necessarily be a negative number.

We will divide both the numerator and the denominator by the highest number that both are divisible by.

In this case, that number is 7

We will divide the fraction as follows:

$\frac{-70:7}{7:7}=\frac{-10}{1}=-10$

Let's remember that we are dividing a positive number by a negative number, so the result will necessarily be a negative number.

We will divide both the numerator and the denominator by the highest number that both are divisible by.

In this case, the number is -2

We will divide the fraction as follows:

$\frac{40:-2}{-2:-2}=\frac{-20}{1}=-20$

Let's remember that we are dividing a positive number by a negative number, so the result will necessarily be a negative number.

We will divide both the numerator and the denominator by the highest number that both are divisible by.

In this case, the number is -10

We will divide the fraction as follows:

$\frac{200:-10}{-10:-10}=\frac{-20}{1}=-20$

Let's remember that we are dividing a positive number by a negative number, so the result will necessarily be a negative number.

We will divide both the numerator and the denominator by the highest number that both are divisible by.

In this case, that number is 432

We will divide the fraction as follows:

$\frac{432:432}{-846:432}=\frac{1}{-2}=-\frac{1}{2}$

Let's remember that we are dividing a positive number by a negative number, so the result will necessarily be a negative number.

We will divide both the numerator and the denominator by the highest number that both are divisible by.

In this case, the number is -500

We will divide the fraction as follows:

$\frac{2000:-500}{-500:-500}=\frac{-4}{1}=-4$

Let's remember that we are dividing a positive number by a negative number, so the result will necessarily be a negative number.

We will divide both the numerator and the denominator by the highest number that both are divisible by.

In this case, that number is 10

We will divide the fraction as follows:

$\frac{-500:10}{10:10}=\frac{-50}{1}=-50$

Let's remember that we are dividing a positive number by a negative number, so the result will necessarily be a negative number.

We will divide both the numerator and the denominator by the highest number that both are divisible by.

In this case, that number is 500

We will divide the fraction as follows:

$\frac{-5000:500}{500:500}=\frac{-10}{1}=-10$