Question

Which fraction is equivalent to negative 5 over 9?

A) -9/5
B) -9/-5
C) 5/9
D) 5/-9

Answer 1

D is the answer. Negative numbers are the same, no matter where the negative sign is. What matters is the order of the numbers.

Answer 2

`\bf \cfrac{-5}{9}\implies -\cfrac{5}{9}~\hspace{10em} \cfrac{5}{-9}\implies -\cfrac{5}{9}`