How can -1 divided by -2.5 equal 0.4?

1 Answer
Mar 23, 2018

2/5=4/10=0.4

Explanation:

We know that a negative divided by another negative will equal a positive, so we can ignore the negative signs.

Let's use 5/2 instead of 2.5

1/1 divide 5/2=2/5

To convert to a fraction, we can set the denominator equal to 10.
2/5=4/10=0.4