Question

I don't get this question someone please explain



Which values will make the equation true? −3/5=? Drag each value to the table to show whether it makes the equation true or false.
Makes the equations true: Makes them false:
-3/5 3/5 3/-5 -( -3/-5) -(-3/5)

-(3/5)

Answer 1

@AlexandervonHumboldt2 @jim_thompson5910

Answer 2

The question doesn't look right.

Answer 3

Which values are the same as -3/5

Answer 4

Ok so how do I do that?

Answer 5

For a decimal I got .6 , does that help?

Answer 6

-3/5
3/5
3/-5
-(-3/-5)
-(3/5)

Which one of these obviously equals -3/5

that doesnt help we just need to take into account the signs

Answer 7

Thats one way to do it but this way is much simpler

Answer 8

What so -3/5= -3/5??

Answer 9

yes

Answer 10

Now the next one

does -3/5 = 3/5?

Answer 11

wait hold on, the fraction says -3/5 for whole and the 2nd fraction literally said -3/5

as in negative 3 over 5

Answer 12

what

Answer 13

exactly

Answer 14

i dont understand what you're saying

Answer 15

um i'll try to explain it more easily

Answer 16

can you just screenshot it?

Answer 17

I have a toshiba laptop idk how to

Answer 18

Ok I get what you mean, but when one of the values is negative it makes the entire fraction negative so its the same thing

Answer 19

oh

Answer 20

So are they both true?

Answer 21

So when both of them are negative it cancels out and it becomes positive

Answer 22

-3/5 = -3/5 so yes

Answer 23

but does -3/5 = 3/5?

Answer 24

Um no?

Answer 25

yeah. so you would drag that into false

Answer 26

do I just drag the rest into false other than-3/5 and -3/5?

Answer 27

i mean

Answer 28

no were not done

now 3/-5

remember what I said about one value being negative?

Answer 29

just -3/5

Answer 30

Oh

Answer 31

So true?

Answer 32

we're not done we can still keep going. signs can be tricky

Answer 33

yes, 3/-5 would be true.

-3/5 = 3/-5 because both will just end up being -(3/5) when simplified

Answer 34

do you kinda get it now?

Answer 35

Yeah, thanks so much for helping with explaining the problem

Answer 36

were not done!

Answer 37

o

Answer 38

-( -3/-5)

what do you think this means?

Answer 39

Um not sure, is it true also? or is it false

Answer 40

i think false

Answer 41

First lets look inside the parenthesis

remember that a - sign is just reversing signs. It will turn - into + and it will turn + into -.

in the parenthesis, both values are negative. do you remember waht i said about that?

Answer 42

ya

Answer 43

so It is true?

Answer 44

yeah.

-3/-5 turns into 3/5 so now we have -(3/5) which does equal -3/5

Answer 45

Ah I see

Answer 46

-(-3/5)

what about this one?

Answer 47

True? Because it changes -3 into 3 so -(3/5)?

Answer 48

it does change -3 into 3 but after you convert you can get rid of the parenthesis so it would just be 3/5

Answer 49

oh then what happened to the negative sign by the parenthesis?

Answer 50

You don't need it anymore after you convert signs, so we get rid of it when we convert -3 into 3 :)

Answer 51

It's kinda like using a power-up. Once you use it, it vanishes or loses its purpose and isn't necessary anymore.

Answer 52

Oh ok

Answer 53

so it's false then?

Answer 54

yeap

Answer 55

last one

-(3/5)

i think this one is pretty obvious lol

Answer 56

True haha

Answer 57

wait, right?

Answer 58

yeah, it's right xD

Answer 59

Oh ok lol, thanks again for helping me! I learned a lot about fractions during this process :D

Answer 60

so just to make sure, what did you put in for true and false?

Answer 61

im glad :)

Answer 62

Oh I put

Answer 63

um Makes the equation true:-(-3/-5) , -(3/5) , -(-3/5) , 3/-5 , -3/5

Is that right?

Answer 64

-(-3/5) is false. It changes the negative to a positive :)

Answer 65

the rest is fine, good job

Answer 66

Ok thanks!!! You helped a lot

Answer 67

np