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Question
Find three rational numbers equivalent to `8/-15`
Sum
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Solution
`8/-15 = (8 xx 2)/(-15 xx 2) = 16/-30, (8 xx 3)/(-15 xx 3) = 24/-45`
and `(8 xx 4)/(-15 xx 4) = (32)/-60`
Hence `16/-30, 24/-45` and `(32)/-60` are rational numbers equivalent to given rational number `8/-15`.
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