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Question
Simplify: 16 ÷ (−1)
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Solution
16 ÷ (−1)
`=16/(-1)`
`=(16xx(-1))/((-1) xx (-1)) ... ("Multiplying the numerator and denominator by (-1)")`
`=16 xx (-1)`
= -16
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