Question

The product of two rational numbers is -7. If one of the numbers is -5 then the other number is
A) -7/5
B) 5/7
C) 7/5
D) 5/7

Answer 1

Answer:

7/5

Step-by-step explanation:

let other number be x

-5 × x = -7

x = -7/-5

x = 7/5

Answer 2

Answer:

(C) 7/5

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the unknown number be y

It is given in the question that one of the numbers is -5 and the product of the unknown number(y) and -5 is -7

Hence we can form the equation and write as below:

y × -5 = -7

y = -7/-5

y = 7/5(C)

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