Answer
$-\dfrac{5}{72}$
Work Step by Step
The product of a positive and a negative number is negative. Multiply the numerators together and the denominators together to obtain:
$=-\dfrac{1(5)}{8(9)}
\\=-\dfrac{5}{72}$
Thinking Mathematically (6th Edition)
by Blitzer, Robert F.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0321867327
ISBN 13:
978-0-32186-732-2
Chapter 5 - Number Theory and the Real Number System - 5.3 The Rational Numbers - Exercise Set 5.3 - Page 285: 60
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