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Please help me out !-example-1

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Answer:

a)
(-9)/(-10) b)
(-3)/(5) ,
-(3)/(5)

Explanation:

a) Since the fraction you are dealing with,
(9)/(10) , is positive, we will need to find a fraction that has either two negative numbers or two positive numbers. The first option,
-(9)/(10) , the entire fraction is negative, which does not match the given fraction. The second option,
(-9)/(10) , only one number is negative, and that does not match either. The third option,
(9)/(-10) , is the same as the second option, only one negative number. However the last option,
(-9)/(-10) , has both a negative number in the numerator and denominator which both cancel out to
(9)/(10), making the fraction positive.

b) The fraction we are dealing with here,
(-3)/(5) , is negative, so we need to find a fraction that has only one negative number. The first option,
(3)/(5) , has no negative numbers, making it positive, which does not match. The second option,
(3)/(-5) , has one negative number, which matches our fraction. The third fraction,
(-3)/(-5) has two negative numbers making the fraction
(3)/(5), positive, which does not match. Then the last option,
-(3)/(5) the whole fraction is negative which matches our fraction.

User Mluebke
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Answer:

a) -9/-10 (4th)

b) -3/5 (4th)

User Chris Swinchatt
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