Q. Perform the operation and reduce the answer fully. Make sure to express your answer as a simplified fraction.61÷−9Answer:
Understand Division of Fractions: Understand the division of fractions.Dividing by a number is the same as multiplying by its reciprocal. The reciprocal of −9 is −91.
Rewrite as Multiplication by Reciprocal: Rewrite the division as multiplication by the reciprocal.(61)÷−9=(61)×(9−1)
Multiply Numerators and Denominators: Multiply the numerators and the denominators.(1×−1)/(6×9)=−1/54
Check for Further Simplification: Check if the fraction can be simplified further.The fraction −541 is already in its simplest form because 1 and 54 have no common factors other than 1.
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