Question

Simplify each of the following and express the result as a rational number in standard form:

\[\frac{- 19}{36} \times 16\]

Answer 1

\[\frac{- 19}{36} \times 16 = \frac{- 19}{2 \times 2 \times 3 \times 3} \times 2 \times 2 \times 2 \times 2 = \frac{- 76}{9}\]