Question

Reduce to lowest terms:

8/9 divided by (-9/5)
(Eight ninths divided by negative nine over five)

Answer 1

To divide by a fraction, invert it and multiply by it.

(8/9) divided by (-9/5) =

(8/9) times (-5/9) =

(8 times -5) / (9 times 9) =

-40/81 .

That fraction can't be reduced. It's already in lowest terms.