Divide: $$\frac { 5 } { 4 } \div \left( - \frac { 11 } { 4 } \right)$$
A) $- \frac { 55 } { 16 }$
B) $- \frac { 3 } { 8 }$
C) $- \frac { 5 } { 11 }$
D) $- \frac { 1 } { 7 }$
E) $- \frac { 20 } { 7 }$

Question

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Dividing by a fraction is the same as multiplying by its reciprocal. Thus, we can rewrite the expression as $$\frac{5}{4}\cdot\left(-\frac{4}{11}\right)=-\frac{5}{11}$$ Therefore, the answer is choice C.

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Divide $\frac { 5 } { 4 } \div \left( - \frac { 11 } { 4 } \right)$