Question

Distinguish each of the fractions, given below, as a simple fraction or a complex fraction:
$\left(iii\right)$$\frac{5}{-7}$

Answer 1

Distinguishing between simple fraction or a complex fraction.

The given fraction can be written as,
$\frac{5}{-7}=-\frac{5}{7}$

If the numerator and the denominator of a fraction is an integer then it is known as a simple fraction.

$\therefore \frac{5}{-7}$ is a simple fraction because the numerator and the denominator of the given fraction is an integer number.