How do you simplify $\frac{40}{- 25}$ $\frac{40}{-25}$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-12-02T00:54:58

$- \frac{8}{5}$ $-8/5$

The general rule is decomposing the numbers in prime factors and eliminate the ones in common:

$40/(-25)=(-2^3*5)/5^2=(-2^3*cancel(5))/(5*cancel(5))=-8/5$

How do you simplify \frac{40}{-25}40−25\frac{40}{-25}?