What is the product of(-1/4)x(-3/7)? write your answer in the simplest fraction form.

Is the 'x' a variable or multiplication ???

The scale is likely linear, with equal divisions between consecutive integers.  Two and three differ by one, as do 6 and 7.  Both "ones" are represented on the scale by equal distances.

There are many scales, such as logarithmic, on which equal differences are represented by UNEQUAL distances.