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In Mathematics / Middle School | 2014-10-16

Simplify the fraction \(-1 \frac{716}{1000}\).

Asked by Jojo45

Answer (2)

− 1 1000 716 ​ d i v i d e t h e n u m er a t or an d t h e d e n o mina t or b y 4 716 : 4 = 179 ; 1000 : 4 = 250 − 1 1000 716 ​ = − 1 250 179 ​

Answered by Anonymous | 2024-06-10

To simplify − 1 1000 716 ​ , convert it to an improper fraction which becomes 1000 − 284 ​ . Then, by finding the GCD of 284 and 1000, which is 4, you divide both by 4 to get − 250 71 ​ .
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Answered by Anonymous | 2024-12-26