Basic Math Examples

- \frac{1}{4}

$- \frac{1}{4}$

Step 1

To find the reciprocal, divide

1

$1$ by the number given.

\frac{1}{- \frac{1}{4}}

$\frac{1}{- \frac{1}{4}}$

Step 2

Simplify.

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Step 2.1

Cancel the common factor of

1

$1$ and

- 1

$- 1$ .

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Step 2.1.1

Rewrite

1

$1$ as

- 1 (- 1)

$- 1 (- 1)$ .

\frac{- 1 (- 1)}{- \frac{1}{4}}

$\frac{- 1 (- 1)}{- \frac{1}{4}}$

Step 2.1.2

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

- \frac{1}{\frac{1}{4}}

$- \frac{1}{\frac{1}{4}}$

- \frac{1}{\frac{1}{4}}

$- \frac{1}{\frac{1}{4}}$

Step 2.2

Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.

- (1 \cdot 4)

$- (1 \cdot 4)$

Step 2.3

Multiply

- (1 \cdot 4)

$- (1 \cdot 4)$ .

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Step 2.3.1

Multiply

4

$4$ by

1

$1$ .

- 1 \cdot 4

$- 1 \cdot 4$

Step 2.3.2

Multiply

- 1

$- 1$ by

4

$4$ .

- 4

$- 4$

- 4

$- 4$

- 4

$- 4$