DIVIDING POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE NUMBERS

Problem 1 :

9 ÷ (-3)

Solution:

9 is positive and 3 is negative. Since the numbers have opposite signs, the quotient will be negative.

= 9 ÷ (-3)

= -3

Problem 2 :

21 ÷ (-7)

Solution:

21 is positive and 7 is negative. Since the numbers have opposite signs, the quotient will be negative.

= 21 ÷ (-7)

= -3

Problem 3 :

-44 ÷ 11

Solution:

44 is negative and 11 is positive. Since the numbers have opposite signs, the quotient will be negative.

= -44 ÷ 11

= -4

Problem 4 :

-72 ÷ 9

Solution:

72 is negative and 9 is positive. Since the numbers have opposite signs, the quotient will be negative.

=  -72 ÷ 9

= -8

Problem 5 :

-10 ÷ -5

Solution:

10 is negative and 5 is negative. Since the numbers have the same sign, the quotient will be positive.

= -10 ÷ (-5)

= 2

Problem 6 :

-28 ÷ (-4)

Solution:

10 is negative and 5 is negative. Since the numbers have the same sign, the quotient will be positive.

= -28 ÷ (-4)

= 7

Problem 7 :

-30 ÷ (-3)

Solution:

30 is negative and 3 is negative. Since the numbers have the same sign, the quotient will be positive.

= -30 ÷ (-3)

= 10

Problem 8 :

-48 ÷ (-8)

Solution:

48 is negative and 8 is negative. Since the numbers have the same sign, the quotient will be positive.

= -48 ÷ (-8)

= 6

Problem 9 :

-6 ÷ 6

Solution:

6 is negative and 6 is positive. Since the numbers have opposite signs, the quotient will be negative.

=  -6 ÷ 6

= -1

Problem 10 :

24 ÷ -3

Solution:

24 is positive and 3 is negative. Since the numbers have opposite signs, the quotient will be negative.

=  24 ÷ (-3)

= -8

Problem 11 :

-12 ÷ (-12)

Solution:

12 is negative and 12 is negative. Since the numbers have the same sign, the quotient will be positive.

= -12 ÷ (-12)

= 1

Problem 12 :

-132 ÷ 11

Solution:

132 is negative and 11 is positive. Since the numbers have opposite signs, the quotient will be negative.

=  -132 ÷ 11

= -12

Problem 13 :

72 ÷ (-8)

Solution:

72 is positive and 8 is negative. Since the numbers have opposite signs, the quotient will be negative.

=  72 ÷ (-8)

= -9

Problem 14 :

-108 ÷ -9

Solution:

108 is negative and 9 is negative. Since the numbers have the same sign, the quotient will be positive.

= -108 ÷ (-9)

= 12

Problem 15 :

36 ÷ -9

Solution:

36 is positive and 9 is negative. Since the numbers have opposite signs, the quotient will be negative.

=  36 ÷ (-9)

= -4

Problem 16 :

100 ÷ (-4)

Solution:

100 is positive and 4 is negative. Since the numbers have opposite signs, the quotient will be negative.

=  100 ÷ (-4)

= -25

Problem 17 :

-95 ÷ 5

Solution:

95 is negative and 5 is positive. Since the numbers have opposite signs, the quotient will be negative.

=  -95 ÷ 5

= -19

Problem 18 :

-49 ÷ (-7)

Solution:

49 is negative and 7 is negative. Since the numbers have the same sign, the quotient will be positive.

= -49 ÷ (-7)

= 7

Problem 19 :

144 ÷ 12

Solution:

144 is positive and 12 is positive. Since the numbers have the same sign, the quotient will be positive.

= 144 ÷ 12

= 12

Problem 20 :

-215 ÷ -5

Solution:

215 is negative and 5 is negative. Since the numbers have the same sign, the quotient will be positive.

= -215 ÷ (-5)

= 43

Problem 21 :

90 ÷ -15

Solution:

90 is positive and 15 is negative. Since the numbers have opposite signs, the quotient will be negative.

=  90 ÷ (-15)

= -6

Problem 22 :

-342 ÷ 9

Solution:

342 is negative and 9 is positive. Since the numbers have opposite signs, the quotient will be negative.

=  -342 ÷ 9

= -38