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Answer:

Considerations:


$y=-(x) \left \{ {{\text{if } x<0\text{ then }y>0} \atop {{\text{if } x> 0\text{ then }y<0}} \right. $


$y=x\left \{ {{\text{if } x<0\text{ then }y<0} \atop {{\text{if } x> 0\text{ then }y>0}} \right. $

Also,


$-(a)/(b)=(-a)/(b)=(a)/(-b), b\\eq0 $

A positive number divided by a positive number results in a positive quotient, and its opposite is always negative.

The fraction
$(5)/(-12) $ can be described as a positive number divided by a negative number, which always result in a negative quotient.

The fractions have same value, so Liam is correct.

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