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Question
Give four rational numbers equivalent to `5/(-3)`.
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Solution
`5/(-3)`
Four rational numbers are
`(5 xx 2)/(- 3 xx 2), (5xx 3)/(- 3 xx 3), (5 xx 4)/(- 3 xx 4), (5 xx 5)/(- 3 xx 5)`
= `10/(-6), 15/(-9), 20/(- 12), 25/(-15)`
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