Dividing Positive and Negative Integers

When multiplying or dividing a NEGATIVE and POSITIVE number your result will be...

• Positive

• Negative

• Depends on which is bigger.

-20/5=

• -4

• 4

• -100

• 100

(-25) ÷ (-5)

• 5

• -5

• -20

• -30

64 ÷ (-8)

• 8

• -8

• -9

• -7

• 7
• -7
• 63
• 63

-15 ÷ -3

Mathematical Equivalence

ON

(-15) / (-3)

• -5

• 5

• 3

• -3

• -4
• 4
• 16
• -16

-54 divided by 8=?

• 432

• -432

• 6.75

• -6.75

What happens when you divide two negatives?

• The result is positive.

• The result is negative.

• The result is undefined.

• The result is neither positive nor negative.