Question

Dont understand this question - Identify equal rational numbers in the list that follows

2/3 -3/2 -2/3 2 / 3 (a negative sign beside the line separating the 2 numbers) 3/2 (a negative sign beside the line separating the 2 numbers) 2/-3 3/-2 and 3/2

Answer 1

here is the question

Answer 2

why do people repost questions that someone's helping them with?

Answer 3

i dont get it

Answer 4

then how is 2/3 equal to the rest of the numbrs

Answer 5

2/3 doesn't...the question doesn't say that they *all* equal something else. just to find the ones that *are* equal.

Answer 6

whait ill show u the answer

Answer 7

you have 8 fractions there...thre of them we've established are equal to each other, right?

Answer 8

ok so can i write them in any order

Answer 9

right...that's what i said. we've established the first set of three. The second set of three (separated by the semi-colon) are the others that are the same.

3/2 and 2/3 from your origianl list aren't equal to any others.

order doesn't matter a=b=c is the same as a=c=b or c=a=b

Answer 10

ok so can i write them in any order

Answer 11

oh i got it

Answer 12

the idea here is that you understand that \[\frac{-a}{b}=\frac{a}{-b}=-\frac{a}{b}\]

Answer 13

that's all they are getting you to recognize :)

Answer 14

thankyou soo much bro

Answer 15

np :)

Answer 16

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