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Question
The product of two rational numbers is `(-14)/27`. If one of the numbers be `7/9`, find the other.
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Solution
Let the other number be x.
Given, product of two rational numbers is `(-14)/27`, and one of the numbers is `7/9`.
∴ `x xx 7/9 = (-14)/27`
⇒ `x = (-14)/27 xx 9/7`
⇒ `x = (- 2)/3`
∴ `x = (- 2)/3`
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