Simplify (5x^2y^3)/(-5y^3)

$\frac{5 x^{2} y^{3}}{- 5 y^{3}}$

Cancel the common factor of $5$ and $- 5$ .

Factor $5$ out of $5 x^{2} y^{3}$ .

$\frac{5 (x^{2} y^{3})}{- 5 y^{3}}$

Cancel the common factors.

Factor $5$ out of $- 5 y^{3}$ .

$\frac{5 (x^{2} y^{3})}{5 (- y^{3})}$

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{5 (x^{2} y^{3})}{5 (- y^{3})}$

Rewrite the expression.

$\frac{x^{2} y^{3}}{- y^{3}}$

Cancel the common factor of $y^{3}$ .

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{x^{2} y^{3}}{- y^{3}}$

Rewrite the expression.

$\frac{x^{2}}{- 1}$

Move the negative one from the denominator of $\frac{x^{2}}{- 1}$ .

$- 1 \cdot x^{2}$

Rewrite $- 1 \cdot x^{2}$ as $- x^{2}$ .

$- x^{2}$