Basic Math Examples

- \frac{8}{3}

$- \frac{8}{3}$

Step 1

To find the reciprocal, divide

1

$1$ by the number given.

\frac{1}{- \frac{8}{3}}

$\frac{1}{- \frac{8}{3}}$

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{8}{3}}

$\frac{- 1 (- 1)}{- \frac{8}{3}}$

Step 2.1.2

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

- \frac{1}{\frac{8}{3}}

$- \frac{1}{\frac{8}{3}}$

- \frac{1}{\frac{8}{3}}

$- \frac{1}{\frac{8}{3}}$

Step 2.2

Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.

- (1 (\frac{3}{8}))

$- (1 (\frac{3}{8}))$

Step 2.3

Multiply

\frac{3}{8}

$\frac{3}{8}$ by

1

$1$ .

- \frac{3}{8}

$- \frac{3}{8}$

- \frac{3}{8}

$- \frac{3}{8}$