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Question
`(-6)/7 = underline()/42`
Solution
`(-6)/7 = underlinebb(-36)/42`
Explanation:
Let given expression is written as `(-6)/7 = x/42`
⇒ x = `(42 xx (-6))/7` = 6 × (–6) ......[By cross-multiplication]
⇒ x = –36
Hence, `(-6)/7 = (-36)/42`.
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