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Question
What should be subtracted from `(-2)/3` to obtain the nearest integer?
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Solution
Given rational number is `(-2)/3`.
We know that, nearest natural number of `(-2)/3` is –1.
Let x be subtracted to `(-2)/3` to obtain –1.
Then, `(-2)/3 - x = -1`
⇒ `x = (-2)/3 + 1 = 1/3`
So, we subtract `1/3` from `(-2)/3` to get the nearest integer.
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