a) \(\dfrac{-1}{4}.\dfrac{1}{3} = \dfrac{-1.1}{4.3}\) = \(\dfrac{-1}{12}\) ;
b) \(\dfrac{-2}{5}.\dfrac{5}{-9} = \dfrac{-2.5}{5.(-9)}\) = \(\dfrac{2}{9}\) ;
c) \(\dfrac{-3}{4}.\dfrac{16}{17} = \dfrac{-3.16}{4.17} \) = \(\dfrac{-12}{17}\) ;
d) \(\dfrac{-8}{3}.\dfrac{15}{24} = \dfrac{-8.15}{3.24} \) = \(\dfrac{-5}{3}\) ;
e) \((-5).\dfrac{8}{15} = \dfrac{-5.8}{1.15}\) = \(\dfrac{-8}{3}\) ;
g) \(\dfrac{-9}{11}.\dfrac{5}{18} = \dfrac{-9.5}{11.18}\) = \(\dfrac{-5}{22}\).