Solve Division Problem: (-17) ÷ (-1) Step by Step

(−17):(−1)= ? (-17):(-1)=\text{ ?}

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00:04 Negative divided by negative is always positive
00:12 Any number divided by 1 is always equal to itself
00:21 And this is the solution to the question

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Understand the problem

(−17):(−1)= ? (-17):(-1)=\text{ ?}

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Step-by-step solution

Note that we are dividing two negative numbers, therefore the result must be a positive number.

Let's rewrite the exercise as a simple fraction:

171= \frac{17}{1}=

Remember the rule:

x1=x \frac{x}{1}=x

Any number we divide by 1 will be equal to itself, therefore:

171=17 \frac{17}{1}=17

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Final Answer

+17 +17

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\( (-2)\cdot(-4)= \)

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