Exercise 2 Page 84

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 both numbers are positive, so the quotient will be positive.

- 72÷ (- 3)

DivNegNeg

- a/- b=a/b

72÷ 3

DivToFrac

a÷ b=a/b

72/3

CalcQuot

Calculate quotient

24

We can verify this using a calculator.