Question

Question 6 (v)

Which of the following pairs represent the same rational numbers:
$\frac{8}{-5}and\frac{-24}{15}$

Answer 1

$\frac{8}{-5}and\frac{-24}{15}$
$\Rightarrow \frac{8}{-5}=\frac{-8}{5}and\frac{-24}{15}=\frac{-8}{5}$ [Coverting into lowest term]
$\because \frac{-8}{5}=\frac{-8}{5}\therefore \frac{8}{-5}=\frac{-24}{15}$