Substitute 8 for x and -5 for y in the expression. When dividingreal 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
To evaluate the given expression for x=8 and y=-5, first, we should substitute these values into the expression and simplify.
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Same Sign & Different Signs
(+)÷(+)=(+) & (+)÷(-)=(-)
(-)÷(-)=(+) & (-)÷(+)=(-)
In our case both numbers are negative, so the quotient will be positive.
