NCERT Exemplar Solutions
Class 7 - Mathematics - Unit 8: Rational Numbers - Problems and Solutions
Question 71

Question. 71

Are the rational numbers \(\dfrac{-8}{28}\) and \(\dfrac{32}{-112}\) equivalent? Give reason.

Answer:

Yes, both simplify to \(-\dfrac{2}{7}\).

Detailed Answer with Explanation:

\(-\dfrac{8}{28} = -\dfrac{2}{7}\) and \(\dfrac{32}{-112} = -\dfrac{2}{7}\). Hence equivalent.