Solve Division Problem: -74 ÷ -1 Step by Step

Question

$(-74):(-1)=\text{ ?}$

00:05 Let's solve this problem step by step.

00:09 Remember, when you divide a negative number by another negative number, the result is always positive.

00:17 Think of division as a way to make a fraction.

00:24 Also, any number divided by one is just that number itself.

00:31 And there you have it! That's the solution.

Firstly we need to realise that since we are dividing two negative numbers, the result must be a positive number.

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

$\frac{74}{1}=$

Remember the formula:

$\frac{x}{1}=x$

Any number we divide by 1 equals the number itself, therefore:

$\frac{74}{1}=74$

$74$