Divide: 16/-5 "By" (-8)/7

Divide: `16/-5 "by" (-8)/7`

Sum

`16/-5 "by" (-8)/7`

`= 16/-5 div (-8)/7 => 16/-5 xx 7/-8`

`= 2/-5 xx 7/-1`

`= (2 xx 7)/(-5 xx (- 1)) = 14/5 = 2 4/5`

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Chapter 2: Rational Numbers - Exercise 2 (D)

Chapter 2 Rational Numbers
Exercise 2 (D) | Q 6.3

Find three rational numbers equivalent to `4/-7`

Express the following rational number in the standard form. `5/-12`

Express the following rational numbers to the lowest terms: `(-120)/144`

Add: `(-7)/24 "and" (-5)/48`

Evaluate: `(-8)/9 + 4/9 + (-2)/9`

Subtract:

`(- 6)/25 "from" (-8)/5`

Evaluate: `((- 35)/39 xx (- 13)/7) - (7/90 xx (- 18)/14)`

A bus is moving with a speed of 65 `1/2` km per hour. How much distance will it cover in 1 `1/3` hours.

What rational number should be added to `- 3/16` to get `11/24`

Evaluate: `(7/8 xx 24/21) + ((-5)/9 xx 6/-25)`