-2/23 divided by -1/23?

multiply by the reciprocal

which means

you are multiplying by '1'

in the form of (-23/1) / (-23/1)

-2/23 * -23/1

the 23's cancel

leaving

-2/-1

2

p.s. the negative in the fraction can be attributed to the numerator OR the denominator

whichever way will make it easier to multiply/divide

When dividing by a fraction flip it and multiply

-2/23 * -23/1 = 2

(–2/23)/(–1/23) = (–2/23)*(–23/1) = 2

you gotta multiply by the reciprocal (the fraction flipped)

so insted of-2/23 divided by -1/23 you multiply -2/23 by -23/1

so it would be 46/23, or 2.

Flip the fractions to get the bottom one to the top...So its now

-2/23 * -23/1

Then you can cancel out the 23s simplifying them. Making it

-2/1 *-1/1

Which is...

-2 * -1 = 2

(-2/23)/(-1/23) = -2/23 * (-23/1) = 2

2/23

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1/23

2

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1

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