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How do you simplify #-10/21(-36/15)#?

Answer 1

See the simplification process below:

Rewrite this expression as:

#(-10 xx -36)/(21 xx 15) = 360/315 = (45 xx 8)/(45 xx 7) = (color(red)(cancel(color(black)(45))) xx 8)/(color(red)(cancel(color(black)(45))) xx 7) = 8/7#

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Answer 2

Eva Abramson

To simplify -10/21(-36/15), you can follow these steps:

Multiply the numerators together: -10 * -36 = 360.
Multiply the denominators together: 21 * 15 = 315.
Simplify the resulting fraction: 360/315.

Therefore, -10/21(-36/15) simplifies to 360/315.

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Answer from HIX Tutor

When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.