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Example of Dividing -\frac{7}{27} \div \left(-\frac{35}{36} ight)

To evaluate the division of two negative fractions, such as -\frac{7}{27} \div \left(-\frac{35}{36} ight), start by rewriting the division as multiplication by the reciprocal of the second fraction: -\frac{7}{27} \cdot \left(-\frac{36}{35} ight). Determine the sign of the product; because both fractions are negative, the result is positive. Multiply the numerators and denominators to get 7362735\frac{7 \cdot 36}{27 \cdot 35}. Before multiplying completely, rewrite the numbers to reveal their common factors: 7949375\frac{7 \cdot 9 \cdot 4}{9 \cdot 3 \cdot 7 \cdot 5}. Divide out the common factors of 77 and 99 from both the numerator and denominator, which leaves 435\frac{4}{3 \cdot 5}. This simplifies to the final quotient of 415\frac{4}{15}.

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