Divide (-1/5)÷(7/4)

$\frac{- 1}{5} \div \frac{7}{4}$

Step 1

To divide by a fraction, multiply by its reciprocal.

$\frac{- 1}{5} \cdot \frac{4}{7}$

Step 2

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$- \frac{1}{5} \cdot \frac{4}{7}$

Step 3

Multiply $- \frac{1}{5} \cdot \frac{4}{7}$ .

Multiply $\frac{4}{7}$ by $\frac{1}{5}$ .

$- \frac{4}{7 \cdot 5}$

Multiply $7$ by $5$ .

$- \frac{4}{35}$

Step 4

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$- \frac{4}{35}$

Decimal Form:

$- 0.1\overline{142857}$