Asked by justin

Which is a counterexample for the conditional statement shown?

If the numerator of a fraction is larger than the denominator of the fraction, then the fraction is greater than 1.

any fraction with a denominator of 0
any fraction with a numerator of 0
any fraction with a positive numerator and a negative denominator
any fraction with a negative numerator and a positive denominator

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
"Any fraction with a positive numerator and a negative denominator."

Example: take 2/(-1). Here 2 > -1 so the hypothesis holds, but 2/(-1) = -2 which is not greater than 1, so the conditional is false.