Evaluate -160/(2(-16))

$- \frac{160}{2 (- 16)}$

Step 1

Cancel the common factor of $160$ and $2$ .

Factor $2$ out of $160$ .

$- \frac{2 \cdot 80}{2 \cdot - 16}$

Cancel the common factors.

Factor $2$ out of $2 \cdot - 16$ .

$- \frac{2 \cdot 80}{2 (- 16)}$

Cancel the common factor.

$- \frac{2 \cdot 80}{2 \cdot - 16}$

Rewrite the expression.

$- \frac{80}{- 16}$

Step 2

Cancel the common factor of $80$ and $- 16$ .

Factor $16$ out of $80$ .

$- \frac{16 (5)}{- 16}$

Move the negative one from the denominator of $\frac{5}{- 1}$ .

$- (- 1 \cdot 5)$

Step 3

Multiply $- (- 1 \cdot 5)$ .

Multiply $- 1$ by $5$ .

$- - 5$

Multiply $- 1$ by $- 5$ .

$5$