Big Ideas Math: Modeling Real Life, Grade 7
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2. Dividing Integers
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Exercise 20 Page 59

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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We can treat the fraction as division. 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 (+)÷(+)=(+) & (+)÷(-)=(-) (-)÷(-)=(+) & (-)÷(+)=(-)In our case the numerator is positive and the denominator is negative, so the quotient will be negative.

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We can verify this using a calculator.