Examples with solutions for Multiplication and Division of Signed Mumbers: Division between negative numbers

Exercise #1

−19:−76= ? -19:-76=\text{ ?}

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Step-by-Step Solution

First, let's rewrite the exercise in the form of a simple fraction:

−19−76= \frac{-19}{-76}=

Since we have negative numbers in both the numerator and denominator of the fraction, the result of the fraction must be positive.

Now let's break down the 76 into a multiplication exercise:

1919×4= \frac{19}{19\times4}=

We can then cancel out the 19s in the numerator and denominator of the fraction and get:

+4 +4

Answer

+14 +\frac{1}{4}

Exercise #2

Solve the following problem:

−35:−7= -35:-7=

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Step-by-Step Solution

First, let's write the exercise in the form of a simple fraction:

−35−7= \frac{-35}{-7}=

Now let's factor 35 in the numerator:

−7×5−7= \frac{-7\times5}{-7}=

Since we have negative numbers in the numerator and denominator of the fraction, the result of the fraction must be positive.

Let's simplify between the 7 in the numerator and denominator of the fraction, and we obtain the following:

+5 +5

Answer

+5 +5

Exercise #3

−8:−12= -8:-12=

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Step-by-Step Solution

Let's write the exercise as a fraction:

−8−12= \frac{-8}{-12}=

We'll break down the numerator and denominator into multiplication exercises:

−4×2−4×3= \frac{-4\times2}{-4\times3}=

We'll simplify the 4 in the numerator and denominator of the fraction and get:

−2−3= \frac{-2}{-3}=

Let's remember that when we divide a negative number by a negative number, the result will always be positive.

Therefore, the answer is:

23 \frac{2}{3}

Answer

23 \frac{2}{3}

Exercise #4

Solve the following problem:

−9:−3= -9:-3=

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Step-by-Step Solution

Let's write the exercise in the form of a simple fraction:

−9−3= \frac{-9}{-3}=

We'll factor the numerator of the fraction into a multiplication exercise:

−3×3−3= \frac{-3\times3}{-3}=

We'll cancel out the 3 in the numerator and denominator of the fraction.

Remember that since we are dividing a negative number by a negative number, the result must be a positive number.

Therefore, the answer is:

3 3

Answer

3 3

Exercise #5

Solve the following expression:

−5.4:−0.9= -5.4:-0.9=

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Step-by-Step Solution

Let's begin by breaking down 5.4 into a subtraction exercise as follows:

−5.4=−5−0.4 -5.4=-5-0.4

Now let's convert the exercise into a subtraction operation with fractions:

−5−410=−5×1010−410=−5010−410 -5-\frac{4}{10}=-5\times\frac{10}{10}-\frac{4}{10}=-\frac{50}{10}-\frac{4}{10}

Let's proceed to combine the subtraction exercise between the fractions into one fraction:

−50−410=−5410 \frac{-50-4}{10}=-\frac{54}{10}

Let's write the second decimal fraction as a simple fraction:

−0.9=−910 -0.9=-\frac{9}{10}

Below is the resulting exercise:

−5410:−910= -\frac{54}{10}:-\frac{9}{10}=

Let's convert the division exercise into a multiplication exercise not forgetting to switch between the numerator and denominator in the second fraction:

−5410×−109= -\frac{54}{10}\times-\frac{10}{9}=

Finally let's reduce the 10 in both fractions and we should obtain the following:

+549=6 +\frac{54}{9}=6

Answer

+6 +6

Exercise #6

Solve the following expression:

−1.4:−7= -1.4:-7=

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Step-by-Step Solution

Let's begin by converting 1.4 into a simple fraction:

−1.4=−1410 -1.4=-\frac{14}{10}

Let's now convert 7 into a simple fraction:

−7=−71 -7=-\frac{7}{1}

The resulting exercise is as follows:

−1410:−71= -\frac{14}{10}:-\frac{7}{1}=

Let's proceed to convert the division exercise into a multiplication exercise, not forgetting to swap the numerator and denominator in the second fraction:

−1410×−17= -\frac{14}{10}\times-\frac{1}{7}=

Let's now combine into one multiplication exercise:

+14×110×7=1410×7= +\frac{14\times1}{10\times7}=\frac{14}{10\times7}=

Let's proceed to break down 14 into a multiplication exercise:

2×710×7= \frac{2\times7}{10\times7}=

Next let's reduce the 7 in both the numerator and denominator obtaining the following:

210= \frac{2}{10}=

Let's proceed to break down the 10 into a multiplication exercise:

22×5= \frac{2}{2\times5}=

Finally let's reduce the 2 in both the numerator and denominator to obtain the following solution:

5 5

Answer

15 \frac{1}{5}

Exercise #7

Solve the following expression:

−5.8:−3.4= -\text{5}.8:-3.4=

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Step-by-Step Solution

Let's begin by converting 5.8 into a simple fraction:

−5.8=−5810 -5.8=-\frac{58}{10}

Let's proceed to convert 3.4 into a simple fraction:

−3.4=−3410 -3.4=-\frac{34}{10}

Below is the resulting exercise

−5810:−3410= -\frac{58}{10}:-\frac{34}{10}=

Let's now convert the division exercise into a multiplication exercise, not forgetting to swap the numerator and denominator in the second fraction:

−5810×−1034= -\frac{58}{10}\times-\frac{10}{34}=

Let's reduce the 10 in both fractions in order to obtain the following:

+5834= +\frac{58}{34}=

Let's now break down the numerator and denominator into multiplication exercises:

2×292×17= \frac{2\times29}{2\times17}=

Finally let's reduce the 2 in both the numerator and denominator of the fraction and we should obtain:

2917 \frac{29}{17}

Answer

2917 \frac{29}{17}

Exercise #8

(−0.3):(−0.8)= (-0.3):(-0.8)=

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Step-by-Step Solution

Let's convert 0.3 to a simple fraction:

−0.3=−310 -0.3=-\frac{3}{10}

Let's convert 0.8 to a simple fraction:

−0.8=−810 -0.8=-\frac{8}{10}

Now the problem we received is:

−310:−810= -\frac{3}{10}:-\frac{8}{10}=

Let's convert the division problem to a multiplication problem, and don't forget to switch the numerator and denominator in the second fraction:

−310×−108= -\frac{3}{10}\times-\frac{10}{8}=

Let's simplify the 10 and we get:

38 \frac{3}{8}

Answer

38 \frac{3}{8}

Exercise #9

−1.8:−0.09= -1.8:-0.09=

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Step-by-Step Solution

Let's convert 1.8 to a simple fraction:

−1.8=−1810 -1.8=-\frac{18}{10}

Let's convert 0.09 to a simple fraction:

−0.09=−9100 -0.09=-\frac{9}{100}

Let's multiply the first fraction we got by 10 to get a common denominator of 100:

−1810×1010=−180100 -\frac{18}{10}\times\frac{10}{10}=-\frac{180}{100}

Now the exercise we got is:

−180100:−9100= -\frac{180}{100}:-\frac{9}{100}=

Let's convert the division exercise to a multiplication exercise, and don't forget to swap the numerator and denominator in the second fraction:

−180100×−1009= -\frac{180}{100}\times-\frac{100}{9}=

Let's reduce the 100 in both fractions and we get:

+1809= +\frac{180}{9}=

Let's break down 180 into a multiplication exercise:

9×209= \frac{9\times20}{9}=

Let's reduce the 9 in both the numerator and denominator of the fraction and we get:

+20 +20

Answer

+20 +20

Exercise #10

−66.6:−0.6= ? -66.6:-0.6=\text{ ?}

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Step-by-Step Solution

Let's convert 66.6 into a simple fraction:

−66.6×1010=−66610 -66.6\times\frac{10}{10}=-\frac{666}{10}

Let's then convert 0.6 into a simple fraction:

−0.6=−610 -0.6=-\frac{6}{10}

Now the exercise we have is:

−66610:−610= -\frac{666}{10}:-\frac{6}{10}=

Let's next convert the division exercise into a multiplication exercise, remembering to switch the numerator and denominator in the second fraction:

−66610×−106= -\frac{666}{10}\times-\frac{10}{6}=

Let's now reduce the 10 in both fractions to get:

+6666= +\frac{666}{6}=

next, we'll factor 666 into a multiplication exercise:

6×1116= \frac{6\times111}{6}=

Finally, we reduce the 6 in the numerator and denominator of the fraction to get:

+111 +111

Answer

+111 +111