SOLUTION: 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

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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) About Me  (Show Source):
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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 a=1, that's a whole number:

Let b=-1%2F8%29, that's a rational number but not an integer.

Then,

a%2Fb=1%2F%28-1%2F8%29=1÷-1%2F8=1%2A%28-8%2F1%29=-8

Edwin