Question

Question 44

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If p and q are positive integers, then $\frac{p}{q}$ is a ___ rational number and $\frac{p}{-q}$ is a ___ rational number.

Answer 1

If p and q are positive integers, then $\frac{p}{q}$ is a positive rational number, because both numerator and denominator are positive and $\frac{p}{-q}$ is a negative rational number, because the denominator is negative.