Question

reduce the standard form a)48/-84 b)-18/-42​

Answer 1

Given,

The two rational numbers: a)48/-84 b)-18/-42.

To find,

Reduce the given numbers into the standard form.

Solution,

The standard form of )48/-84 b)-18/-42 will be -4/7 and 3/7 respectively.

We can easily solve this problem by following the given steps.

We know that the standard form of a number is the number whose numerator and denominator can not be further divided by a common number.

According to the question,

a)48/-84

Dividing both the numerator and denominator by 4,

-12/21

Dividing again by 3,

-4/7

b)-18/-42

Dividing both the numerator and denominator by -3,

6/14

Dividing again by 2,

3/7

Hence, the standard form of )48/-84 b)-18/-42 are -4/7 and 3/7 respectively.

Answer 2

Answer:

$48 \\ \frac{ - 84}{}$

reduce to the standard form :