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Question
Carry out the division of a rational number.
`(-7)/8 div (-3)/6`
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Solution
`(-7)/8 div (-3)/6`
`= (- 7/8)xx(-6/3)`
`= ((-7)xx(-6))/(8xx3)`
`= 42/24`
`= (42div6)/(24div6)` (Since HCF of 42 and 24 is 6)
`= 7/4`
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