Exercise 2 Page 246

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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Practice makes perfect

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 one number is positive and one number is negative, so the quotient will be negative.

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MoveNegDenomToFrac

Put minus sign in front of fraction

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CalcQuot

Calculate quotient

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We can verify this using a calculator.

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