Question

Multiply 8/11 by the reciprocal of -16/121

Answer 1

Answer: -11/2

Explanation:

First, find the reciprocal of -16/121. Which is -121/16 (you can put the negative sign anywhere). Now, you must multiply the two fractions:

`(8)/(11) *-(121)/(16)`

You can cross out the terms 8 and 16 because they can be simplified into 1 and 2. And you can cross out 11 and -121 because they can be simplified into 1 and -11:

=
`(1)/(1) * -(11)/(2)`

Now multiply the numerators together, and multiply the denominators:

=
`-(11)/(2)`