Question

by what number should (-16)^_1be divided so that the guotient may be (4)^_1?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

It is always possible to reverse compute 5/3 given 1.6666666666….

Please note that the resultant number has to be provided properly. You shouldn’t round it or ignore the decimals. If there are certain recurring digits then that should come out clearly and precisely.

Also remember that 5/3 is same as 10/6 and is same as 50/30 and is same as 15/9 and so on.

Once you give 1.666….then we can always find 5/3 but not necessarily 15/9. What I mean is, we can find certain a/b form such that a and b are relatively prime. In the example quoted by me, whereas 5 and 3 are relatively prime, 15 and 9 are not, so given 15/9, one can always come uniquely to absolute form 5/3 (by cancelling 3 from Numerator and Denominator), but given 5/3, one can’t uniquely reach 15/9 as there are infinite possibilities.

Hope this helps.