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Question
Find three rational numbers equivalent to `4/-7`
Sum
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Solution
`4/-7 = (4 xx 2)/(-7 xx 2) = 8/-14, (4 xx 3)/(-7 xx 3) = 12/-21`
and `(4 xx 4)/(-7 xx 4) = 16/-28`
Hence `8/-14 , 12/-21` and `16/-28` are rational numbers equivalent to given rational number `4/-7`.
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