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Question
Find three rational numbers equivalent to `-5/9`
Sum
Solution
`(-5)/9 = (-5 xx 2)/(9 xx 2) = (-10)/18, (-5 xx 3)/(9 xx 3) = (-15)/27`
and `(-5 xx 4)/(9 xx 4) = (-20)/36`
Hence `(-10)/18 , (-15)/27` and `(-20)/36` are rational numbers equivalent to given rational number `(-5)/9`.
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