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

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Solution

$\frac{- 24}{15} = \frac{- 8 \times 3}{5 \times 3}$
$∴$ $\frac{- 8}{5}, \frac{- 24}{15}$ represent the set of same real numbers.

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