Which of the following rational numbers is positive:
$\frac{-37}{-38}, \frac{8}{-9}, \frac{-17}{8}, \frac{24}{-9}$
Given :
The given rational numbers are $\frac{-37}{-38}, \frac{8}{-9}, \frac{-17}{8}, \frac{24}{-9}$.
To do :
We have to find which of the given numbers is positive.
Solution :
We know that,
$\frac{-a}{-b} = \frac{a}{b}, \frac{a}{-b} = -\frac{a}{b}, \frac{-a}{b} = -\frac{a}{b}$.
Therefore,
$\frac{-37}{-38} = \frac{37}{38}$
Therefore, $\frac{-37}{-38}$ is a positive rational number.
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