Answer:
1/6
Step-by-step explanation:
-4/9 * - 3/8
A negative times a negative is a positive
Rewriting
4/9 * 3/8
4/8 * 3/9
Simplifying
1/2 * 1/3
1/6
Boys:girls = 4/5
boys = 4/(4+5) = 4/9 of the class
Decreasing then increasing, y goes down then y goes back up