Express the rational number in reduced form. $\frac { 65 } { - 78 }$
A) $\frac { 1 } { 2 }$
B) $- \frac { 6 } { 7 }$
C) $\frac { 1 } { 6 }$
D) $- \frac { 5 } { 6 }$

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The greatest common factor of 65 and 78 is 13, so we can divide both the numerator and denominator by 13 to get $\frac{65}{-78} = -\frac{5}{6}$. Therefore, the answer is (D).

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Express the Rational Number in Reduced Form $\frac { 65 } { - 78 }$