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Let x = 7/8 and y = -2/9. If x * z = y, then what is z?

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You can solve for z by dividing y by x.

So, z = y / x = (-2/9) / (7/8) = (-2/9) * (8/7) = -16/63.

Therefore, z = -16/63, which can be simplified to -81/14.
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