Solve -4/-8=-5/-7

$$\frac{ -4 }{ -8 } = \frac{ -5 }{ -7 }$$

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Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{-4}{-8} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out -4.

$$\frac{1}{2}=\frac{-5}{-7}$$

Fraction \frac{-5}{-7} can be simplified to \frac{5}{7} by removing the negative sign from both the numerator and the denominator.

$$\frac{1}{2}=\frac{5}{7}$$

Least common multiple of 2 and 7 is 14. Convert \frac{1}{2} and \frac{5}{7} to fractions with denominator 14.

$$\frac{7}{14}=\frac{10}{14}$$

Compare \frac{7}{14} and \frac{10}{14}.

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