Solve Division Problem: 60 Divided by -120

Question

Solve the following:

$\frac{60}{-120}=$

00:00 Solve

00:06 Let's break down 120 into factors 60 and 2

00:13 Let's reduce what we can

00:20 Positive divided by negative always equals negative

00:26 And this is the solution to the question

To solve the problem $\frac{60}{-120}$ , follow these steps:

Step 1: Find the greatest common divisor (GCD) of 60 and 120. The GCD is 60.
Step 2: Simplify the fraction by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD:

$\frac{60}{-120} = \frac{60 \div 60}{-120 \div 60} = \frac{1}{-2}$

Step 3: When dividing a positive number by a negative number, the result is negative. Thus, $\frac{1}{-2}$ simplifies to $-\frac{1}{2}$ .

Thus, the solution to the problem is $\boxed{-\frac{1}{2}}$ .

$-\frac{1}{2}$