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Question
Simplify each of the following and express the result as a rational number in standard form:
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Solution
\[ \frac{7}{6} \times \frac{- 3}{28} = \frac{7}{2 \times 3} \times \frac{- 3}{2 \times 2 \times 7} = \frac{- 1}{8}\]
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