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Question
Fill in the box with the correct symbol out of >, <, and =.
`1/(-3)square(-1)/4`
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Solution
`(-1)/3 = (-1 xx 4)/(3 xx 4) = (-4)/12`
= `(-1)/4 = (-1 xx 3)/(4 xx 3) = (-3)/12`
Thus, `(-1)/3 bb< (1)/4`
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