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# Dividing negative numbers review

Review the basic of dividing negative numbers and try some practice problems.

## Summary

ExpressionQuotientExample
positive divided by positivepositive6, divided by, 2, equals, 3
negative divided by negativepositiveminus, 6, divided by, left parenthesis, minus, 2, right parenthesis, equals, 3
negative divided by positivenegativeminus, 6, divided by, 2, equals, minus, 3
positive divided by negativenegative6, divided by, left parenthesis, minus, 2, right parenthesis, equals, minus, 3

## Practice

Problem 1
• Current
Divide.
minus, 40, divided by, 8, equals

Want to try some more dividing negative numbers problems? Check out this exercise.

## Want to join the conversation?

• when a negative divides a negative, is the answer negative or positive?
• positive because negative times a negative is = positive and negative divided by a negative = positive
• If you multiply a negative,a positive and a zero is it going to be zero still?
• Yes. Any value times 0 will equal 0.
This is the multiplication property of 0.
• what is 0 divided by 0?
• Good question! Note that 0/0 is the answer to the question “what number times 0 is 0?” Any number times 0 is always 0, so 0/0 can be anything! For this reason, 0/0 is called indeterminate.

If you take calculus later on, you will encounter 0/0 frequently when solving limit problems. This means that the result is inconclusive, so more work is required to calculate the value of the limit or determine that the limit doesn’t exist.

Have a blessed, wonderful day!
• why cant 0 be dived by 0 wouldnt be 0?
• cause 0 cant be divided by itself, its like a rule. in the history of numbers, 0 is a new number comparated by the others numbers existents like 1,2,3,4,5[...], the creators of this numbers in diferents places in the world made rules to accepted the 0 like a number ,you can divide 0 only if they have a number like : 10,20,500, 1250, but not divide 0 by 0
• I'm So Confused
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