Question

Find the quotient. Write fraction in simplest form.

$8.722÷(-3.56)$

Answer 1

Step 1: $8.722÷(-3.56)$

Step 2: $a÷b=a\times \frac{1}{b}$

$$\begin{gathered} 8.722÷(-3.56) \\ =8.722\times \frac{-1}{3.56} \\ =\frac{8722\times 100}{356\times 1000} \\ =\frac{4361\times 2\times 100}{178\times 2\times 10\times 100} \\ =\frac{4361}{178\times 10} \\ =\frac{4363}{1780}=2.45 \end{gathered}$$

Step 3:

Final Answer: The quotient is 2.45 and fraction in simplest form is $\frac{4361}{1780}$.