Divide. 8 3/4: (-3 1/2) enter your answer as a mixed number, in simplified form.

-2 1/2

Step-by-step explanation:

The first thing to do here is turn 8 3/4 and - 3 1/2 into fractions (we will convert to mixed number at the end). So you get: 35/4 and - 7/2.

That gives you (35/4) / (-7/2).

Then you use keep change flip to simplify this.

(35/4) * - 2/7 = 2.5

2.5 as a mixed number is:

-2 1/2