Chapter 4.5, Problem 64CCR

To determine

To show:the equation is true or false

Answer to Problem 64CCR

The expression is false.

Explanation of Solution

Given information :

The equation is $-\frac{8}{4}=\frac{-8}{-4}$

The equation $-\frac{8}{4}=\frac{-8}{-4}$ is false because, $-\frac{8}{4}$ is a negative number and $\frac{-8}{-4}$ is positive number, whentwo likesigns are divided by each other, then the answer will come in positive.

Therefore the number don’t have the same sign ,hence they are not equal and the equation is false.