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Question 4632: Ordered Four Rational Operations

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  1. Original question and givens
  2. Definition and scope
  3. Step-by-step derivation
  4. Reverse checks
  5. Result
  6. This question review and source binding

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R0008-04632 · q-20261008-advance-20261011-r02-arithmetic-operations-0007

Original question and givens

All operations and evaluations are exact in Q, not truncated natural-number arithmetic. a=-6/1, b=7/4. Give (a+b, a−b, ab, a/b), using undefined for an undefined field. Use exact reduced fractions with positive denominators, retaining /1 for integers.

  • G001 — All operations and evaluations are exact in Q, not truncated natural-number arithmetic. a=-6/1, b=7/4. Give (a+b, a−b, ab, a/b), using undefined for an undefined field. Use exact reduced fractions with positive denominators, retaining /1 for integers.

Definition and scope

Use the original question domain, assumptions and cited MKO definitions. This item has second-context mathematical and bilingual review, with the model, answer and every arithmetic step independently recomputed from the original parameters; the source question remains a candidate.

Step-by-step derivation

S001 · implies

Before

exact arithmetic in Q;N={0,1,2,...} when membership is asked

After

do not truncate subtraction or rational division

Conditions: none

Compute exact results in Q before testing N-membership;do not clamp negative differences to0 or replace rational division by integer division.Division by0 remains undefined.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic_scope · Uses: G001

S002 · calculation

Before

a+b := sum(-6, 7/4)

After

a+b = -17/4

Conditions: none

Compute addition as exact fractions.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S001

S003 · calculation

Before

a−b := sub(-6, 7/4)

After

a−b = -31/4

Conditions: none

Retain operand order in subtraction.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S002

S004 · calculation

Before

ab := mul(-6, 7/4)

After

ab = -21/2

Conditions: none

Multiply in Q without approximation.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S003

S005 · calculation

Before

a/b := div(-6, 7/4)

After

a/b = -24/7

Conditions: none

Only a nonzero b permits division by its reciprocal.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S004

S006 · implies

Before

b=7/4

After

division defined=Yes;quotient=-24/7

Conditions: none

A zero divisor is not a small nonzero denominator;neither0/0 nor a/0 may be assigned0.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: division_zero_guard · Uses: G001, S005

Reverse checks

  • S006 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S005 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute a/b with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S004 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute ab with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S003 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute a−b with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S002 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute a+b with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S001 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.

Result

(-17/4, -31/4, -21/2, -24/7)

The full substitutions and premise checks give the original answer; source identity,format and status are unchanged.

This question review and source binding

Review date: 2026-10-26

Original questions, answers, step expressions, numeric ASTs and historical records are retained. Source candidate labels remain historical and are not overwritten as formal proof.

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