Solve -49÷(-7)×3×(-1/4): Multiple Operations with Negative Numbers

Question

Solve the following equation:

49:7314= -49:-7\cdot3\cdot-\frac{1}{4}=

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

Let's begin by writing the division exercise as a simple fraction:

497×3×(14)= \frac{-49}{-7}\times3\times(-\frac{1}{4})=

Note that we are dividing between two negative numbers, therefore the result must be positive:

497×3×(14)= \frac{49}{7}\times3\times(-\frac{1}{4})=

Let's proceed to solve the division exercise:

7×3×14= 7\times3\times-\frac{1}{4}=

Let's now solve the exercise from left to right:

7×3=21 7\times3=21

We should obtain the following exercise:

21×14= 21\times-\frac{1}{4}=

Note that we are multiplying a positive number by a negative number, therefore the result must be a negative number:

214 -\frac{21}{4}

Let's write the result as a mixed fraction:

214=514 -\frac{21}{4}=-5\frac{1}{4}

Answer

514 -5\frac{1}{4}