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Which expressions are equivalent to -1/2 ?

A. 1/-2

B. -1/-2

C. None of the above

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it’s A, because it doesn’t matter which part of the fraction has the negative sign, as long as either ONE number is negative, it’s the same. Option b, -1/-2, would make it positive but option A, 1/-2, keeps it negative. So it’s A.
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