Question

Question 8 (iv)

Fill in the boxes with the correct symbol out of <, > and =:
$\frac{-8}{5}$ ___ $\frac{-7}{4}$

Answer 1

$\frac{-8\times 4}{5\times 4}$ ___ $\frac{-7\times 5}{4\times 5}\Rightarrow \frac{-32}{20}$ > $\frac{-35}{20}\Rightarrow \frac{-8}{5}$ > $\frac{-7}{4}$