The negative of a negative rational number is:

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A Negative
B 0
C Positive
D -1

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Answer: C. Positive

The negative of a number changes its sign. The negative of -2/3 is -(-2/3) = 2/3, which is positive. So the negative of a negative rational number is always positive.

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