How do you write -5.16 as a fraction

-5.16 = -129 /25  OR -5 and  4 /25

Step-by-step explanation:

Step 1: Write down the decimal divided by 1, like this: decimal 1. Step 2: Multiply both top and bottom by 10 for every number after the decimal point. (For example, if there are two numbers after the decimal point, then use 100, if there are three then use 1000, etc.) Step 3: Simplify (or reduce) the fraction.

use distributive property on all like terms and change your signs if you have a double negative or if you have positive/negative