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Question
Draw the number line and represent the following rational numbers on it:
`(-7)/4`
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Solution
`(-7)/4 = -1 3/4`
This fraction represents 1 full part and 3 parts out of 4 equal parts. Negative sign represents that it is on the negative side of the number. Therefore, each space between two integers on number line must be divided into 4 equal parts.
`(-7)/4` can be represented as
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