a) Ta có: \(\frac{2}{{ - 5}} = \frac{{ - 16}}{{40}}\) và \(\frac{{ - 3}}{8} = \frac{{ - 15}}{{40}}\)
Do \(\frac{{ - 16}}{{40}} < \frac{{ - 15}}{{40}}\,\, \Rightarrow \,\frac{2}{{ - 5}} < \frac{{ - 3}}{8}\).
b) Ta có: \( - 0,85 = \frac{{ - 85}}{{100}} = \frac{{ - 17}}{{20}}\). Vậy \( - 0,85\)=\(\frac{{ - 17}}{{20}}\).
c) Ta có: \(\frac{{37}}{{ - 25}} = \frac{{ - 296}}{{200}}\)
Do \(\frac{{ - 137}}{{200}} > \frac{{ - 296}}{{200}}\) nên \(\frac{{ - 137}}{{200}}\) > \(\frac{{37}}{{ - 25}}\) .
d) Ta có: \( - 1\frac{3}{{10}}=\frac{-13}{10}\) ;
\(-\left( {\frac{{ - 13}}{{ - 10}}} \right) = \frac{{-13}}{{10}}\).
Vậy \(- 1\frac{3}{{10}} =-(\frac{{-13}}{{-10}})\,\).