Solve the Fraction: -864/864 Simplification Challenge

Question

Solve the following problem:

864864= \frac{-864}{864}=

Step-by-Step Solution

Remember that we are dividing a positive number by a negative number, so the result must 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:

864:864864:864=11=1 \frac{-864:-864}{864:-864}=\frac{1}{-1}=-1

Answer

1 -1