Q. Perform the operation and reduce the answer fully. Make sure to express your answer as a simplified fraction.−489Answer:
Understand the problem: Understand the problem.We need to divide the fraction (9/8) by −4. This is the same as multiplying (9/8) by the reciprocal of −4, which is −1/4.
Multiply the fractions: Multiply the fractions.(89)×(−41)=8×49×−1
Perform the multiplication: Perform the multiplication.(9×−1)/(8×4)=−329
Check for simplification: Check if the fraction can be simplified.The fraction −329 is already in its simplest form because 9 and 32 have no common factors other than 1.