Negative Fraction C36283

1. The problem is to understand the value and meaning of the fraction $-\frac{1}{8}$. 2. A fraction $\frac{a}{b}$ represents division of $a$ by $b$, where $a$ is the numerator and $b$ is the denominator. 3. Here, the numerator is $-1$ and the denominator is $8$, so the fraction means $-1$ divided by $8$. 4. This fraction is a negative number because the numerator is negative and the denominator is positive. 5. Numerically, $-\frac{1}{8} = -0.125$. 6. This value lies between $0$ and $-1$ on the number line, closer to zero. 7. In summary, $-\frac{1}{8}$ is a negative fraction representing one eighth below zero.