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Question
Find the value of `(-4)/5÷ (-3)`.
Sum
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Solution
`(-4)/5 ÷ (-3) = (- 4)/5 xx 1/(-3)`
= `((- 4)xx 1)/(5 xx (- 3))`
= `(- 4)/(- 15)`
= `4/15`
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Chapter 8: Rational Numbers - EXERCISE 8.2 [Page 141]
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