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Is -7/8 equivalent to 49/-56?

User Fire Crow
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Starting with -7/8, and mult. numerator and denominator both by -7, we get


(-7)(-7) 49

--------- = ----------

(-7)(8) -56


So, yes, -7/8 is equivalent to 49/-56.

User Wjandrea
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Is -7/8 equivalent to 49/-56? YES


because


49/7 = 7

-56/7 = 8

so

49/-56

= 7/-8

= -7/8



User Will Curran
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