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Question
Draw the number line and represent the following rational numbers on it:
`(-5)/8`
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Solution
This fraction represents 5 parts out of 8 equal parts. Negative sign represents that it is on the negative side of number line. Therefore, each space between two integers on number line must be divided into 8 equal parts.
`(-5)/8` can be represented as
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