The reciprocal of a negative rational number
Options A. is a positive rational number
B. is a negative rational number
C. can be either a positive or a negative rational number
D. does not exist
Let 
be a negative rational number
Then, its reciprocal will be 
which is also a negative rational number.
Hence, the reciprocal of a negative rational number is a negative rational number
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