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Question 154263: find values of a and b such that a is a whole number, b is a rational number but not an integer, and a/b=-8
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20054)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
find values of a and b such that a is a whole number, b is a rational number but not an integer, and a/b=-8


Let , that's a whole number:

Let , that's a rational number but not an integer.

Then,

÷

Edwin

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