NCERT Exemplar Solutions
Class 7 - Mathematics - Unit 8: Rational Numbers - Fill in the Blanks
Question 21

Question. 21

\(-\dfrac{16}{24}\) and \(\dfrac{20}{-16}\) represent _____ rational numbers.

Answer:

\(-\dfrac{16}{24}\) and \(\dfrac{20}{-16}\) represent different rational numbers.

Detailed Answer with Explanation:

\(-\dfrac{16}{24} = -\dfrac{2}{3}\) while \(\dfrac{20}{-16} = -\dfrac{5}{4}\). These are different rational numbers.