110 IntegersDivide Integers with Different Signs
Find 80 ÷ (-10). The integers have different signs.
80 ÷ (-10) = - 8 The quotient is negative.Find _-^55
11. The integers have different signs.
_-^55
11
= - 5 The quotient is negative.
a. 20 ÷ (-4) b. _ - 981 c. - 45 ÷ 9
You can also use multiplication and division sentences to find the
quotient of integers with the same sign.positive
quotientsame
signs4 (5)^ = 20 20 ÷ 4 = 5- 4 (5)^ = - 20 - 20 ÷ (-4) = 5
Divide Integers with the Same SignWords The quotient of two integers with the same sign is positive.Examples 15 ÷ 5 = 3 - 64 ÷ (-8)^ = 8Divide Integers with the Same Sign
Find - 14 ÷ (-7). The integers have the same sign.- 14 ÷ (-7)^ = 2 The quotient is positive.
ALGEBRA Evaluate - 16 ÷ x if x = - 4.- 16 ÷ x = - 16 ÷ (-4)^ Replace x with -4.
= 4 Divide. The quotient is positive.
d. - 24 ÷ (-4) e. - 9 ÷ (-3) f. _--^287
g. ALGEBRA Evaluate a ÷ b if a = -33 and b = -3.Dividing Integers Dividing Integers
Division of integers with
same or different signs
follows the same rules as
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