Dividing Positive and Negative Decimals

Which expression of signed decimal numbers has a positive quotient?

• $2.5\div-9.56$

• $-1.7\div-10.06$

• $-0.3\div9.44$

• $-9.34\div0.55$

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.2B

Jose has the following division problem for homework. What is the quotient?

 $182\div3.25$  

• $0.56

• $5.60

• $56.00

• $560.00

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

Consider the long division problem below. What error did Sam make when he computed the answer?

• The answer should be -6.3. Sam should have moved the decimal point 3 places to the right in both the divisor and the dividend.

• The answer should be -630. Sam should have moved the decimal point 5 places to the right in both the divisor and the dividend.

• The answer should be -65. Sam made an error subtracting 258 from 270.

• The answer should be -61. Sam made an error when multiplying 6 times the divisor.

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.2B

Divisor:

• the answer to a division problem

• A number with a positive or negative sign

• the number that is divided into another number in a division problem

• The number being divided

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.2

Dividend:

• the number that is divided into another number in a division problem

• the answer to a division problem

• A number with a positive or negative sign

• The number being divided

Signed Number:

• the number that is divided into another number in a division problem

• the answer to a division problem

• A number with a positive or negative sign

• The number being divided

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.2A

CCSS.7.NS.A.2B

Quotient:

• the number that is divided into another number in a division problem

• the answer to a division problem

• A number with a positive or negative sign

• The number being divided

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.2

When dividing a positive number by a positive number, the quotient will be:

• Positive

• Negative

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.9

When dividing a positive number by a negative number, the quotient will be:

• Positive

• Negative

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.2A

CCSS.7.NS.A.2B

When dividing a negative number by a negative number, the quotient will be:

• Positive

• Negative

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.2A

CCSS.7.NS.A.2B