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Evaluate using a property to make work easier: $(- \frac{3}{7}) \times \frac{14}{9} \times (- \frac{7}{3})$ .
What is the value?

Class 8Operations on Rational NumbersRational Numbers

A $\frac{14}{9}$
B $- \frac{14}{9}$
C $\frac{14}{27}$
D $- \frac{2}{3}$

Step-by-Step Solution

Two negatives give a positive:

\frac{3 \times 14 \times 7}{7 \times 9 \times 3} = \frac{294}{189}

. Simplify: divide by 21

= \frac{14}{9}

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Answer: A)

\frac{14}{9}

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