The opposite of −3 5/8 is on the same or opposite... side of zero on a number line as −3 5/8. The opposite of 4 2/9 is on the same or opposite... side of zero on a number line as 4 2/9.

Agarden consists of an apple tree, a pear tree, cauliflowers, and heads of cabbage. there are 40 vegetables in the garden. 24 of them are cauliflowers. what is the ratio of the number of cauliflowers to the number of heads of cabbage?