Big Ideas Math: Modeling Real Life, Grade 7
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2. Dividing Integers
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Exercise 1 Page 56

When dividing real numbers, the quotient will be positive if the signs are the same and it will be negative if the signs are different.

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When dividing real numbers, the quotient will be positive if the signs are the same and it will be negative if the signs are different. cc Same Sign & Different Signs (+)Ă·(+)=(+) & (+)Ă·(-)=(-) (-)Ă·(-)=(+) & (-)Ă·(+)=(-)In our case the numerator is positive and the denominator is positive, so the quotient will be positive.
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We can verify this using a calculator.