Question

express 40/-56rational number in the simplest form with denominator as positive

Answer 1

Answer:

-5/8

Step-by-step explanation:

$\frac{40}{-56}$

=> $\frac{40/4}{-56/4}$

=> $\frac{10}{-16}$

=> $\frac{10/2}{-16/2}$

=> $\frac{5}{-8}$

Now multiplying -1 on both the side,

$\frac{5*(-1)}{-8*-1}$

=> $\frac{-5}{8}$