Question

What is 2.4 ÷ -1/5? Please show work and please explain.

Answer 1

yeha what they said i looked it up

Answer 2

-12

Explanation:

`2.4 / -1/5\\\\= (2.4)/(-(1)/(5))\\\\\mathrm{Apply\:the\:fraction\:rule}:\quad (a)/(-b)=-(a)/(b)\\\\=-(2.4)/((1)/(5))\\\\\mathrm{Apply\:the\:fraction\:rule}:\quad (a)/((b)/(c))=(a*\:c)/(b)\\(2.4)/((1)/(5))=(2.4*\:5)/(1)\\\\=-(2.4*\:5)/(1)\\\\\mathrm{Multiply\:the\:numbers:}\:2.4*\:5=12\\\\=-(12)/(1)\\\\=-12`