Pre Division

Recall how we defined subtraction in the previous as a combination of addition and negation. In a similar way, we define division as a combination of .... and ....

• multiplication and reprocation
• multiplication and substraction

• multiplication and addition

• addition and reciprocation

In other words, dividing by a number means ...... by its reciprocal.

Notice that when we defined a ÷ b, we required b to be .....

the reciprocal of 0  is

Division isn’t commutative or associative.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Division is neither commutative nor associative

• TRUE

• FALSE

Addition and multiplication are commutative and associative

• TRUE

• FALSE

subtraction is neither commutative nor associative

• TRUE

• FALSE

negative divided by positive is positive

• TRUE

• FALSE

positive divided by negative is positive

• TRUE

• FALSE