Basic Math Examples

$- \frac{9}{7} \div 36$

Step 1

Rewrite the division as a fraction.

$\frac{- \frac{9}{7}}{36}$

Step 2

Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.

$- \frac{9}{7} \cdot \frac{1}{36}$

Step 3

Cancel the common factor of $9$ .

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Step 3.1

Move the leading negative in $- \frac{9}{7}$ into the numerator.

$\frac{- 9}{7} \cdot \frac{1}{36}$

Step 3.2

Factor $9$ out of $- 9$ .

$\frac{9 (- 1)}{7} \cdot \frac{1}{36}$

Step 3.3

Factor $9$ out of $36$ .

$\frac{9 \cdot - 1}{7} \cdot \frac{1}{9 \cdot 4}$

Step 3.4

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{9 \cdot - 1}{7} \cdot \frac{1}{9 \cdot 4}$

Step 3.5

Rewrite the expression.

$\frac{- 1}{7} \cdot \frac{1}{4}$

Step 4

Multiply $\frac{- 1}{7}$ by $\frac{1}{4}$ .

$\frac{- 1}{7 \cdot 4}$

Step 5

Simplify the expression.

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Step 5.1

Multiply $7$ by $4$ .

$\frac{- 1}{28}$

Step 5.2

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$- \frac{1}{28}$

Step 6

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$- \frac{1}{28}$

Decimal Form:

$- 0.03571428 \dots$