How do you simplify $\frac{- 12}{5 - 8}$ $\frac { - 12} { 5- 8}$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-11-09T04:48:24

The answer is $4$ $4$

First, you subtract the terms in the denominator

$\frac{- 12}{- 3}$ $(-12)/(-3)$

Next, you divide three into the $12$ $12$ . Remember that a negative divided by a negative returns a positive result.

$(- 12) \div (- 3) = + 4$ $(-12)-:(-3) = +4$

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