Question

By what number should -3/4 by multiplied in order to produce 2/3

Answer 1

Greetings..!

For getting the answer , we can first simply understand by taking simple numbers:

by what number should 2 be multiplied to get 6.

The answer is 3. How did we find it ? By dividing 6 by 2 .

So,here we do the same,as :

⇒(2/3) ÷ (-3/4)

⇒(2/3)*(-4/3)

⇒-8/9

Answer : -3/4 should be multiplied by -8/9 to produce 2/3.

Answer 2

let the number be x.
-3/4 × x =2/3
x=2/3 × -4/3
x = -8/9